Cook County
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Murderer brandishes cane during courtroom outburstOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Frustrated that his sentencing was delayed for a second time in a month, a convicted murderer threatened personnel in a Rolling Meadows courtroom and struck a lectern so...
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Man killed in Schaumburg pedestrian accidentOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - An autopsy conducted Tuesday determined a 30-year-old Schaumburg man died of multiple injuries after being struck by a car Monday night while crossing the 800 block of R...
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Wheeling officials aim not to raise property taxes in 2012Oct 18, 2011 12:00 am - As the village of Wheeling is beginning preliminary budget discussions for 2012, trustees said their early goal is to pass a budget without increasing residential taxes....
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Wheaton man charged in deadly Golf Road crashOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - A Wheaton accountant with a history of speeding has been charged with drag racing and leaving the scene of a deadly January crash that occurred on Golf Road, just west o...
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Meincke at fundraiser Oct. 23Oct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Faith Community Homes presents “Front and Center with Paul Meincke,” their fifth annual fundraiser, at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre i...
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Northwest suburban teacher is Art Educator of the YearOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Art Education Association has named Tricia Fuglestad the 2011 Illinois Art Educator of the Year. Fuglestad lives in Hoffman Estates and teaches at Dryd...
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Weekend in Review: Flight 191 memorial honors victimsOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Flight 191 memorial celebrates lives of victims Victims of the crash of Flight 191 were remembered Saturday at the dedication for a memorial in Des Plaines' L...
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Getting the interview trumped safe drivingOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - For the past few months you paper has included articles about distracted driving and the potential problems it can cause. Is this just an act to sell newspapers, or do y...
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An ode to autumnOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Periodically my neighbors, Erin Rodriguez (age 9) and Jillian Henry (age 12), cross Kennicott Avenue and ring my doorbell (I’m age 93). And on this day too, they bore gi...
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Decorations flap a missed teaching momentOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - I was shocked and amused with your article about the decoration fiasco at Wheeling High School. The Student Council adviser’s upset over removal of potentially dangerous...