All Stories from July 20, 2012 (Change date)
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Bridge work big part of proposed Kane transportation budgetJul 20, 2012 5:30 am - Repairing Kane County's aging bridges will be the focus of the county's transportation department in 2013, according to a new to-do list for the agency released this wee...
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Mt. Prospect library happy with response to new websiteJul 20, 2012 5:30 am - The Mount Prospect Public Library's redesigned website has been up for about a month, and library leaders say they're pleased with the response so far. “A few people hav...
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Hawthorn Woods police replace 'outdated' equipmentJul 20, 2012 5:30 am - Sometimes the best backup a police officer can have is a video camera — something most Hawthorn Woods cops haven't had in years. In order to keep up with neighboring pol...
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Our politics of polarizationJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - As his campaign threw out unsubstantiated charges that Mitt Romney might be guilty of a felony, and then mocked Romney’s off-key singing of “America the Beautiful,” Pres...
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Rise in property tax is astoundingJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - Yesterday’s mail brought the dreaded Cook County property tax bills to our humble little home. Knowing that our governor and the rest of Illinois’ crooked politicians ar...
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Don’t disrespect flag by wearing itJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - It’s time to draw the line. Enough is enough. I just saw a grown man in the grocery store wearing the American flag tied around his head. I had to leave the area for fea...
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Bomb squads prepare to enter Colo. suspect's apartmentJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - AURORA, Colo. — Authorities on Saturday began the intricate process of disarming booby traps in the apartment of the suspect behind the Colorado movie theater rampage, h...
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Sedgwick wraps seven-season run as 'The Closer'Jul 20, 2012 5:00 am - Sooner or later, every drama series must close. Even “The Closer.” By her own choice, Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick is wrapping up her seven-season TNT run as police interr...
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Editorial: Learning to eat our fruits and veggiesJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - In our busy lives, where our next meal is often a drive-through window away, few of us can truthfully say we get our full recommended complement of fruits and vegetables...
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Health care solutions need both partiesJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - President George W. Bush once said that The United States has the best health care in the world. He probably was right. We do have great health care here in America. The...