Cook County
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Hundreds ride and run for veteransOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - America is drawing down its troop levels, particularly in Iraq. But after the troops come home, many have to deal with lingering injuries. On Sunday, runners and cyclist...
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Deja vu in Kane attempted murder by SUV casesOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - It was déjà vu all over again in the courtroom of Kane County Judge David Akemann. For the second time in a month, a jury acquitted a defendant of an attempted murder ch...
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New classes part of District 214 curriculum changesOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is making academic handbook and curriculum changes that will lead to some new courses for the 2012-2013 school year. Superint...
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29-year-old performer collapses, dies at Schaumburg hotelOct 23, 2011 12:00 am - Brett Anderson seemed to know everyone and everyone knew him. The 29-year-old Schaumburg man who died Saturday after collapsing before a wedding he was scheduled to DJ ...
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Oct 22, 2011 5:00 am - No Way, EDA. I have had the privilege of serving the students in District 300 for the past 25 years. As a teacher, coach and administrator, I have observed first hand th...
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Three steps to fix our national deficitOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - The October issue of Money magazine has a long article “what no one is telling you” about Medicare. The writer identifies the problems but offers no solutions. I see a s...
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We need real action from administrationOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Let us all ask former Sen. Russ Feingold to run for president. I know he has already said “no” to that, but the idea of a strong left challenge to the Bush Jr. in the Wh...
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Are gas stations ripping up off?Oct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Over time I have, when purchasing gasoline, made a series of observations and I wonder if anyone else has noticed the same thing. The next time you buy gas check this ou...
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To not know the tea party is to love itOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - In the Herald’s Oct. 2 coverage of the tea party convention, Rep. Joe Walsh inadvertently explained its true effect upon the country so far by stating, “We have a built-...
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‘Commuter tax’ another weight on poorOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - Once again, we see more ways in which our elected officials are trying to take more money from the people with the so-called “commuter tax” idea being discussed, taxing ...