Cook County
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Insurers manipulate law to their gainOct 14, 2011 5:00 am - When I heard that the health insurance industry is raising rates, I was confused. President Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act will require that insurance providers spen...
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Collider tests are like playing with fireOct 14, 2011 5:00 am - In response to you article on the Swiss Hadron Collider, if they succeed in making particles go faster than light, what if that causes an explosion that destroys a good ...
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Organizers say they can’t anticipate turnout for Elgin, Aurora protestsOct 14, 2011 1:00 am - Community activists in Elgin and Aurora are planning protests Saturday in support of the nationwide Occupy Together movement. Saturday is being billed as a #147;globa...
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Police reportOct 14, 2011 1:00 am - Elgin Ÿ An Elgin cabdriver told police Thursday he was duped into driving a woman to the 1100 block of Spruce Drive, where he was later robbed, police said. Accordi...
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Police say man threw boiling cooking oil on 2 othersOct 14, 2011 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been arrested on charges of throwing hot cooking oil onto two men earlier this week, police said Friday. Deandre L. Lindsey, 22, of the 100 block of So...
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Elgin Police nab Rockford man in undercover drug operationOct 14, 2011 1:00 am - A Rockford man is accused of selling crack cocaine and heroin to undercover Elgin police on several occasions, police said Friday. Ronald T. Doss, 34, of the 900 block ...
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It pays to live in RosemontOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - It pays to live in Rosemont. The village once again is giving residents money back in the form of homeowner grants. Homeowners may apply for property grants up to $3,060...
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Flight 191 memorial dedication ceremony detailsOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - The American Airlines Flight 191 Memorial at Lake Park in Des Plaines will be dedicated in a ceremony that begins at 11 a.m. Saturday. Parking will be available in the A...
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Rosemont man sentenced to 32 years in prison for abusing girlOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - A Rosemont man sat impassively as a Cook County judge sentenced him to a total of 32 years in prison for assaulting a girl over a period of seven or eight years. Christo...
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Prospect Heights loses longtime alderman O’DonoghueOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Thomas O’Donoghue spent much of his life in public service in Prospect Heights, and after he died Wednesday at 84, those close to him remembered his dedication to the ci...