Cook County News
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2 charged in fatal shooting of off-duty Chicago cop
Mar 25, 2019 10:42 AM - Two men have been charged in the fatal shooting of off-duty Chicago Police officer John P. Rivera. Menelik Jackson, 24, and Jovan Battle, 32, are facing felony murder charges for the shooting of Rivera in River North, Chicago Police said.
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Woman dead in Chicago shooting that wounded her son, husband
Mar 25, 2019 7:00 AM - Chicago police say a woman was fatally shot and her husband and their young son were wounded after shots were fired at them as they sat in a parked vehicle
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32 Chicago schools chosen to get $32M for academic programs
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Residents say CN's plan to add a second track will cause noise and pollution
Mar 25, 2019 5:30 AM - Residents along the CN tracks near Elgin and Hoffman Estates are fighting a plan by CN to build a second railroad track near their homes. "We don't know where they're building. It's all unknown right now, which is the scary part," one resident said. -
Rascal Flatts restaurant not coming to Arboretum of South Barrington
Mar 25, 2019 5:30 AM - Amid problems across the United States, popular country band Rascal Flatts won't bring a proposed namesake restaurant and bar to The Arboretum of South Barrington and is distancing itself from the developer behind the eatery. -
Return incumbents to Schaumburg boardMar 25, 2019 1:00 AM - Mark Madej, Brian Bieschke and George Dunham are three candidates for Schaumburg Village Trustee in this April's Village of Schaumburg election. All three have a proven record of community involvement. All three have worked to ensure that Schaumburg will continue to be that "shining city on the hill". From Septemberfest to the Zoning Board, from the Plan Commission to Olde Schaumburg Center, from the Environmental Committee to public hearings. All three of these individuals are qualified to serve.
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Don't let unions decide school electionsMar 25, 2019 1:00 AM - A Hoffman Estates letter to the editor: If you are a resident of Palatine, Hoffman Estates or Schaumburg and scratching your head wondering why your property taxes continue to climb and why on earth male and female students are now unclothed together in the locker rooms of our middle schools and high schools, look no further than your local school board elections.
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ECC candidate has record of service, successMar 25, 2019 1:00 AM - A Streamwood letter to the editor: I am endorsing Nazneen Hashmi for Elgin Community College board of trustees
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Cute Kids, Sidewalk Sales, Al Larson, Stan Mikita and more
Mar 25, 2019 5:00 AM - See vintage Daily Herald images of Stan Mikita, Al Larson, local punk rock band Screeching Weasel, Kool-Aid stands and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery. -
Police: Bloomingdale kidnapping suspect in custody
Mar 24, 2019 7:42 PM - A suspect has been captured in connection with the kidnapping Friday of a 21-year-old woman in Bloomingdale, police said.
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