Cook County
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Suburbs unite to demand better ComEd responseOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - The leaders of several Northwest suburbs will conduct a news conference Tuesday to address concerns about ComEd’s response to a spate of power outages this summer and it...
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Three-year-old uninjured following fall from second-story windowOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - A 3-year-old Prospect Heights girl escaped serious harm Saturday after falling from a second-story apartment window, officials said. The girl, whose name was not being r...
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Rivers Casino offers free shuttle serviceOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Rivers Casino in Des Plaines will be offering free 24 hour shuttle service, seven days a week, for casino employees and guests starting Friday from the CTA Rosemont Blue...
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Senior health fair:Oct 10, 2011 12:00 am - State Sen. Dan Duffy and state Rep. Ed Sullivan will co-host a free senior health fair from 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, Oct. 13 at the Libertyville Sports Complex, Route 4...
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Metropolitan Square in Des Plaines under threat of foreclosureOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - The crown jewel of Des Plaines' downtown redevelopment, Metropolitan Square, is under threat of foreclosure after repeated defaults on a $17.6 million bank loan. The own...
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Arlington Hts. police investigating car-pedestrian accidentOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - The 22-year-old man hit by a car early Saturday in Arlington Heights has been identified. Michael Newkirk, 22, from Crystal Lake, was listed in stable condition Monday a...
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Kotowski: Cuts “going to take some time”Oct 10, 2011 12:00 am - A suburban state senator hopes a hearing Wednesday in Chicago will serve to remind and energize residents about new efforts to fix the state’s broken budget. Little by l...
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Suburban colleges try to get kids college-readyOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Too many students are graduating high school without the skills needed to take on college-level course work, local educators and national statistics say. While community...
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Once homeless herself, woman leads COD symposium to help othersOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Jill Markussen was a senior executive in the mortgage industry, but her company filed for bankruptcy in 2007 and all employees got the pink slip. Months later, she and h...
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Possible heroin death in Prospect Hts.Oct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Police continue to investigate the death of a 37-year-old Prospect Heights woman, who is suspected to have died of a heroin overdose. The woman, whose name has not yet b...