Northbrook
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Cook Co. considers $3.2 million hiring settlementSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Cook County Board members are considering awarding $3.2 million to settle claims of more than 100 people who say they were denied jobs because of political patronage. Th...
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$2.5 million "hurdle" to good government suddenly evaporatesSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - A Cook County administrator was left standing alone Wednesday after a colleague publicly debunked her reasons for why Cook County couldn't implement a good-government or...
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Schaumburg's plans for STAR line divide communitySep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - For all the growth Schaumburg's seen in the last 40 years, village officials are now facing the rare phenomenon of residents feeling threatened by commercial development...
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Mayor Bloomberg's Kirk endorsementSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is an excellent and remarkably nonpartisan, public servant. Both John McCain and Barack Obama considered him as a possible vice pre...
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Briefs: Buffalo Grove gives awardsSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The Buffalo Grove Days committee gave the "most original" float award to the Buffalo Grove Park District for its entry in this year's Buffalo Grove Days parade on Sunday...
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Rolling Meadows faces tough budget yearSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The Rolling Meadows city council will start figuring out a way to close a $1 million budget gap next month, said Finance Director Jim Egeberg. "Basically the council wil...
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Prospect Heights police still waiting for reports on 20 year old found deadSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Prospect Heights police investigators this week said the department continues to wait on toxicology reports for Mount Prospect resident Gina Dominick, 20, who was found ...
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Stroger allies give donor contract, despite it being the most expensiveSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Allies of Cook County Board President Todd Stroger awarded one of his campaign donors a $300,000 contract Thursday, despite that donor being the most expensive of three ...
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Local relief efforts gear up as more storms threatenSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Gustav dealt only a glancing blow to Gulf Coast residents, but hurricanes Hanna, Ike and Josephine may throw knockout punches in the coming weeks. And because of those t...
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Des Plaines woman known for her contributions to the librarySep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Eight years ago, hundreds of Des Plaines residents formed a line that snaked its way from the city's old public library to its new location on Ellinwood Avenue. One by ...