Cook County
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Speed cameras a slippery slopeNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - How many lawmakers do you think are receiving big fat checks from companies wanting to get contracts installing speed cameras and red-light cameras? Don’t you think any ...
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - You may have seen the TV ad: A boy walks home carrying an enormous rocket pop, and Dad asks him where his new bike is. The boy sheepishly raises his treat and says, “I t...
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Seventh-grader’s woes with Sears EDANov 10, 2011 3:00 am - We, the students of District 300, know about the issue with the proposed extension of Sears tax breaks. I want to tell you how my school, Algonquin Middle School, ha...
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Schaumburg cops step up traffic enforcementNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The Schaumburg Police Department has received a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation to target seat belt and impaired driving violations during multiple ...
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Gail Borden board OK’s levy to keep budget flatNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The Gail Borden Public Library will levy less in taxes next year than this year but keep its budget mostly flat, according library officials. Denise Raleigh, director o...
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Elgin's Tefft school to show off success to countryNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Tefft Middle School in Elgin Area District U-46 has been selected to share its success story at next year's School Showcase as part of the National Association of Second...
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Veterans Day events in the suburbsNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights Ÿ 11 a.m. Friday, Merle Guild American Legion Post 208, 121 N. Douglas Ave. Following the ceremony the Auxiliary Juniors will serve lunch to veter...
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Bestselling author to attend Palatine book shop gatheringNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Author Joan Wester Anderson, whose work has made The New York Times Best Seller list, will attend a gathering from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Christian Sho...
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Glenview teen pleads guilty to running down Des Plaines boyNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - A Glenview teen pleaded guilty to using his car to run down and kill a 16-year-old Des Plaines boy in the parking lot of Niles’ Golf Mill Shopping Center. A Cook County...
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Barrington trustees host town hall on Nov. 15Nov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The Barrington village board is inviting all residents to attend a town-hall meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 at village hall, 200 S. Hough St., to discuss important v...