Cook County
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Harper hosts Iraq War’s first female amputeeOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - The Iraq War’s first female amputee soldier is coming to Harper College in Palatine to share her life and experiences. Just two months after Melissa Stockwell lost her l...
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Elgin man faces money laundering, theft chargesOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Schaumburg police and the Kane County State's Attorney's office have charged an Elgin man with money laundering and theft after a 9-month-long investigation called Opera...
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First responders recollect chilling visions of Flight 191 crashOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - On the sunny Friday afternoon of May 25, 1979, the 258 passengers and 13 crew members beginning their Memorial Day weekend aboard American Airlines Flight 191 could not ...
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Deer Park to discuss police contract MondayOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Further discussion of Deer Park’s decision whether to continue its contract for police service from Kildeer or go to another department is on the agenda of Monday’s 7 p....
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ECC students to visit King memorial in D.C.Oct 14, 2011 12:00 am - A group of students and staff from Elgin Community College will travel to Washington D.C. this weekend for the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memoria...
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Flight 191 memorial unveiling finally offers closureOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - Thirty-two years and nearly five months of waiting ends Saturday as a permanent memorial remembering the 273 victims of American Airlines Flight 191 plane crash is unvei...
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Open beer trailer in Buffalo Grove 'heaven' for manOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - A man who stumbled on an open beer trailer stored in Buffalo Grove and began drinking later told police he thought he had “died and gone to heaven.” Cmdr. Steve Husak o...
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Harper, COD renew rivalryOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - An old rivalry takes a new twist when Harper College plays its final home football game of the season at 1 p.m. today against College of DuPage. The Midwest Football Con...
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District 23 superintendent says he’s retiringOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - After spending 23 years in the district and nine years as superintendent at Prospect Heights Elementary District 23, Greg Guarrine announced on Wednesday that he will be...
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Elgin mayor: Afterset bar needs to 'tighten their ship up.'Oct 13, 2011 6:00 am - On Wednesday, the Elgin Liquor Control Commission put the Afterset bar on notice, in response to a large-scale brawl outside the bar and other assorted mayhem near its p...