Cook County
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Harper projects ramping up three years after $153 million referendumNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Three years after taxpayers overwhelmingly approved a $153.6 million bond referendum to update Harper College’s aging infrastructure, only a fraction of the money has be...
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Hip-hop poet Ariel Luckey to speak at ECC Nov. 15Nov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Acclaimed poet, actor and playwright Ariel Luckey is the next guest of the 2011-2012 Writers Center Reading Series on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Luckey will give two free present...
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Elgin teen hit by SUV diesNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - An 18-year-old Elgin man died Monday morning from injuries he received after he was struck by an SUV while crossing a four-lane road Saturday night, Elgin police said. R...
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Scores of suburbanites audition for spot on 'The Glee Project'Nov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - It would be tough to find a more passionate fan of the musical-comedy television show “Glee” than Eduardo Marquez of Des Plaines. Marquez, a 19-year-old Maine West High ...
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Help serve legal needs of troopsNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - When we see a man or woman in uniform, most of us say “thank you for your service.” This Veteran’s Day, we can do more than that. We can help defend their legal rights. ...
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Village expenditures hard to fathomNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Over the last four years, the property values in Wheeling have dropped between 20 percent and 30 percent while over that same period the village of Wheeling has raised t...
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List of 2011 Equity Jeff Award winnersNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Goodman, Court and Chicago Shakespeare theaters took top honors at Monday's 43rd Annual Equity Jeff Awards at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. The awards honor th...
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Bond sale is unnecessaryNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - As reported in the Oct. 8 issue of the Daily Herald, I stated that the $20 million of working cash fund bonds that District 214 is planning to sell is totally unnecessar...
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Weekend in review: Tea Party, Occupy movements share similar originsNov 06, 2011 10:00 pm - The first suburban protests held in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement haven't been very large. But the Tea Party started emerging in the suburbs just two years ...
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Crappy weather, Cubs and politicians: Second City laughs with ChicagoNov 06, 2011 5:41 am - Imagine a city where winters are frigid enough for polar bears, where a baseball team is so woebegone it hasn’t won the World Series since Model Ts puttered down the str...