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Snub of Stroger draws cheers, mayor's ireMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Police officer heroics usually involve crime-fighting. But a Hoffman Estates cop is being treated by some as something of a cult hero for refusing to shake Cook County B...
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Latino leadership at Harper CollegeMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Two Latinos who are the first in their families to attend college have taken student leadership roles at Harper College. Miguel Hernandez, 25, of Hoffman Estates, was el...
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Son thwarts would-be Mother's Day muggerMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - One Schaumburg teen was able to give his mom a most unusual Mother's Day gift Sunday: He returned her stolen purse. The 44-year-old woman and her 14-year-old son had jus...
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Elgin OKs softball field upgrade costsMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite a final bill that was double the original -- albeit early -- estimate, Elgin city leaders Wednesday night approved $711,000 for stadium renovations for the Chica...
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5 injured in Riverdale bar shootingMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Police say five people were injured overnight during a shooting at a bar in the south Chicago suburb of Riverdale. Police Chief Greg Baker says shots were fired after a ...
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Two killed in Niles nursing home fireMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Two elderly residents of a Niles nursing home are dead after a fire started in a closet of the room they shared. The blaze began late Wednesday in the closet of the thir...
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Students lobby for alternative schoolsMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- By age 15, Komaneque Bobbett thought she'd lost everything. Depressed and angry, she'd been kicked out of school. But the Aurora teen landed a spot in No...
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Arlington Market condo plan in troubleMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Condos aren't selling at Arlington Market, so developers want to give row homes a try. Mark Elliott brought a new plan for the northwest corner of Dryden Place and Kensi...
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Praise for heroes on the home frontMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Ed Szydlowski didn't hesitate when he heard a woman's cries for help as smoke billowed from her home. The Carpentersville village engineer from Hampshire immediately ran...
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Dist. 15 names Ohio native as next superintendentMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A suburban Cleveland school administrator will take the helm as Palatine Township Elementary District 15's new superintendent. The board of education on Wednesday offici...