Cook County
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Corporations indeed need to be reined inNov 12, 2011 5:00 am - I’ve noticed that a lot of talking heads in the news media, such as George Will, like to characterize the Occupy Wall Street protesters as unfocused and “opaque.” Will w...
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Des Plaines Theatre reopens after two years of workNov 12, 2011 4:30 am - With the flick of a switch, the marquee at the Des Plaines Theatre in downtown came alive at 8 p.m. Friday to the roaring claps of an appreciative crowd. After being dar...
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Hoffman Estates police arrest woman for prostitutionNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - A 23-year-old Milwaukee woman who had been arrested twice in the last 45 days on prostitution charges was arrested again Friday on similar charges by Hoffman Estates pol...
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Arlington Heights unveils Memorial Park sculptureNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Greg Padovani got his wish almost immediately. The chairman of the Arlington Heights Drive to Revive Memorial Park Committee said during Saturday’s “Eternal Flame” sculp...
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Gurnee man faces felony DUI chargesNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - A 37-year-old Gurnee man is facing felony drunken driving charges after his early Saturday morning arrest in Mount Prospect, his third DUI arrest in 15 years, authoritie...
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Police reportsNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Elgin Ÿ Samantha Rodriguez, 30, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Friday and charged with retail theft after she walked out of a store on the 800 block of South Randall ...
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Wheeling man charged with stealing from employerNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - A 24-year-old Wheeling man is charged with retail theft after being accused of stealing from his Arlington Heights employer. Cook County prosecutors said Kenneth Holiday...
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Elgin considers layoffs, tax increase to bridge budget gapNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Faced with a potential $13 million budget deficit, Elgin City Council members Friday listened to suggestions of drastic cuts such as closing fire stations and laying off...
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Stop the building and pay the billsNov 11, 2011 5:00 am - Call me naive, but shouldn’t we put all new development, like railroads and new highways, on hold until we get our bills paid? We don’t need high speed rail, and we can ...
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Lax enforcement of trade laws hurts U.S.Nov 11, 2011 5:00 am - Whirlpool Corp. has revealed plans to close at least two factories in the United States and to move those operations overseas, costing thousands of hard working American...