Cook County
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Carpentersville embezzlement charges dropped because records destroyedOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - A Kane County judge Wednesday dismissed charges against a secretary accused of embezzling more than $1 million from a Carpentersville commercial real estate firm because...
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Assessors to answer questions about property tax billsOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - Wheeling Township Assessor Jerry Sadler and Palatine Township Assessor Terry Kelly will meet with homeowners in Arlington Heights Thursday night to answer questions abou...
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$13 million deficit looms in ElginOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin’s budget woes are more serious than anyone imagined. Officials estimated a structural deficit of $4.5 million starting in 2012 but found out this week the actual n...
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Police reportsOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Man with fake beard, nose robs Hoffman Estates bankOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - A man wearing a hood, fake nose and fake facial hair robbed a bank inside a Hoffman Estates grocery store Wednesday afternoon. The white man wearing a wig robbed the TCF...
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Study explains why people use heroinOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - For nearly a decade, newspapers headlines, police departments, drug treatment facilities and coroners offices have reported a dramatic increase in suburban heroin use. ...
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Too shy to ‘network?’ Maybe notOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - Virtually everyone agrees networking for jobs is the most successful approach you can take to opening doors. But what if you think you are no good at networking? Jody Er...
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Carpentersville, Dundees back District 300 in Sears tax break fightOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - Carpentersville joined East Dundee and West Dundee this week by supporting Community Unit District 300 in its fight against a proposed tax break extension for Sears Hold...
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Doubts remain over Buffalo Grove high-rise developmentOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - The Buffalo Grove officials heard a revised proposal for a high-rise apartment complex at the southwest corner of Deerfield Parkway and Busch Parkway, but village truste...
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Wheeling police officer dismissed; misconduct chargedOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - A veteran Wheeling police officer was fired this week based on an allegation of “misconduct,” although no one has specified what the misconduct was. The Wheeling Board o...