Palatine
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Cook Co. to pay out $3.2 million for patronage hiring practicesSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The Cook County Board will consider today a recommendation from hiring monitor Julia Nowicki to pay out $3.2 million to 100 victims of patronage hiring or promotion forb...
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Golfers drive, but not into new BuickSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A shiny new Buick Solstice convertible sat on the seventh hole at Palatine Hills Golf Club. With the car in their sightline, guests at the Palatine Lions Club outing tri...
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Suburban leaders still seeking viable funding changeSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Is there a better way to fund public schools in Illinois? Suburban leaders say yes, even though they haven't seen a workable solution so far. State Sen. James Meeks, a C...
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Teacher touched lives through musicSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - When friends gather for the memorial service, harp music will play, but it won't be Elizabeth Dorris gently strumming the strings. Dorris, of Palatine, an accomplished h...
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Cook County again set to approve highest bid on parking lot contractSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - A controversial contract that Cook County administrators abruptly pulled from consideration three months ago is back up before the county board for possible approval tod...
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Charges dropped in Perverted Justice stingsSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - McHenry County prosecutors have dismissed charges against two suburban men arrested over the summer after Internet predator investigations conducted by the national orga...
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Chicago students register at New Trier to make political pointSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - New Trier Township High School is miles apart from its Chicago Public School counterparts - both in distance and in education funding. On Tuesday, thousands united in a ...
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Recall issue makes Cook Co. ballotSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Come November, Cook County voters will have a say in whether the state constitution should be amended to allow for the recall of elected officials -- including the gover...
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Q&A with U.S Rep. Mark KirkSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk is facing the battle of his career this fall. Democrat Dan Seals is making a second run at the Highland Park Republican after garnering 47 percent o...
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Bean mailer misleads votersSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Today I received a mailer from the office of Congresswoman Melissa Bean, sent at taxpayers' expense. In the mailer Congresswoman Bean acknowledges "we need a strategic e...