Palatine
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Stroger storiesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Friends spoke fondly of John Stroger Friday, even those who opposed him politically. Their remembrances included stories of Stroger the man without regard to political i...
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Foreign trade hot topic for 8th District DemocratsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean proudly supports free-trade agreements with Peru and other foreign nations, but her opponent in the upcoming Democratic primary said such deals ex...
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Stroger didn't forget suburbsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Politically, John H. Stroger Jr. didn't have to care about the Northwest suburbs of the county he ran for 12 years. In fact, many voters in that area of Cook County did...
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Ex-prostitute details working life at hearingJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A former prostitute described in detail Friday how she was recruited into the escort service Michael Spencer is accused of running. Her testimony took place during the 3...
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Hommerson guilty in deaths of Barrington Hills coupleJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - After nearly 12 years, justice caught up with Peter Hommerson on Friday night. The nine men and three woman on a Lake County jury deliberated about six hours before find...
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Immigration divides GOP Senate hopefulsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The three Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination all oppose amnesty programs for illegal immigrants but disagree on whether it's realistically p...
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Boy's death in blinds' cord prompts alertJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A 3-year-old Crystal Lake boy died Thursday when he became ensnared in the cord from a horizontal window blind and suffocated, an autopsy confirmed Friday afternoon. The...
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Palatine man re-enlists … in IraqJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A Palatine man re-enlisted in the Army Reserve Friday in an unusual place -- Iraq. As part of the service's centennial, 25-year-old Peter Vaughan was one of 100 Reservis...
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BP to sell three area gas stations, storesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Realtor representing restructuring oil giant BP said Friday it aims to get offers on 56 retail gas station sites nationwide, including some locally, by March 6. Sale...
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Arlington track chief: We won't survive without slotsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - If you're against slots at Arlington Park, you're against Arlington Park, Arlington Park President Roy Arnold said Friday in a direct challenge to the village board. The...