Cook County
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ECC student's dessert burger wins spot on Prime menuNov 02, 2011 5:30 am - The winner of the 2011 Prime BurgerHouse/Elgin Community College Burger Competition will leave you with one question: Where's the beef? Bernard LoMonaco's creation pairi...
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Remember GOP’s politics next electionNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - According to the Federal Reserve, companies are holding more than $2 trillion in cash as of the end of June, up $88 billion from the end of March. Private companies are ...
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State’s action a little too lateNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - I don’t understand how the state can be broke when I and others pay our bills on time — property taxes, state income tax, sales tax. I also don’t understand how this pro...
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Target war spending to balance budgetNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - Cutting over $1 trillion should not be done to the programs that help the sickest, the oldest and youngest in our country. Cut the largest section of discretionary spend...
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How WWII shaped Barrington resident’s lifeNov 02, 2011 1:00 am - In 1942, Jack Roche graduated from high school at 16 and started work at a factory that made rifle triggers. Living with his parents in Dorchester, Mass., he enlisted in...
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Marine Corps, WW II showed Barrington man what’s importantNov 02, 2011 1:00 am - Charles “Lynn” Buckingham lived a charmed life in upstate New York, graduating from prep school. That changed one week after turning 18, when he reported for duty with t...
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Veterans' photos, stories on display in BarringtonNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - A photographic exhibit in The Gallery at The Garlands, 1000 Garlands Lane, Barrington, titled “March On: Veterans' Stories of Life, Love, Honor and Duty,” features power...
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Jones, Harper face rebuilding challengeNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - A young Harper College women’s basketball team will take the court tonight for the first time under first-year head coach Nicole Jones. Former coach Mark Smith resigned...
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Expectations high for ECC womenNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - From finishing just above .500 last season to being ranked No. 18 in the NJCAA Division II national poll to start this season, the Elgin Community College women’s basket...
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Des Plaines to reconsider funding for facade rehab programNov 02, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines city officials are reconsidering how much money is allocated yearly to the city’s facade rehabilitation program that offers grants to downtown businesses try...