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Single-car crash shuts down Elgin-O'Hare ExpresswayFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The Elgin O'Hare Expressway was shut down for about 20 minutes because of a car crash early Friday afternoon. A man driving in the eastbound lanes east of Roselle Road ...
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Businessman sentenced for fraudFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A suburban businessman has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for helping an American subsidiary of Siemens AG land a fraudulent contract with Cook County's Stroger H...
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Cook County board hikes taxesFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - In his campaign commercials for State's Attorney, Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin boasted "At 6'4", a big guy, I stand my ground. … As a reformer, I stood up to...
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Texas Twist: State is … complexFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - DALLAS -- The political stakes dwarf even the state's size -- no mean feat. As the clock ticks toward Tuesday's primaries, Texans -- along with Ohio voters -- hold the f...
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Hoffman Estates Cabela's to lay off 40Feb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Cabela's has announced it will cut 40 full-time jobs from its Hoffman Estates location because the superstore is underperforming. The cuts are representative of a slumpi...
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Ryan moved to prison in Hoosier StateFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Former Gov. George Ryan is now serving out his federal prison sentence in Indiana rather than Wisconsin. A Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman said a poli...
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Chicago Executive Airport works to develop unused landFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The Chicago Executive Airport board will be making a decision soon on how to develop a mostly unused piece of land at the Wheeling facility. Three proposals have come i...
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DuPage Co. forest preserve holding up controversial railroad planFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve leaders say they will deny a request from Canadian National Railway to buy a sliver of the Pratt's Wayne Woods Forest Preserve. While a set...
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Cook Co. notes on religionFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Your faith To submit items, e-mail faith@dailyherald.com, or send fax to (847) 427-1301. Adult education Rabbi Howard Lifshitz will teach a course called "The Prophets" ...
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Fire guts Elk Grove area businessesFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A fire broke out at about 7 a.m. today, gutting businesses at 2501 E. Oakton in Elk Grove Township. The blaze occurred in a 13-unit strip mall just west of Elmhurst Road...