Cook County
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Celebrating Chinese culture, art in SchaumburgOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - The Prairie Center of the Arts in Schaumburg this weekend will host a Chinese heritage arts program featuring dozens of performers presenting the unique customs, mus...
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Dawn Patrol: Quick hits as you head out the doorOct 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Breaking news Crystal Lake Police were forced to shoot and kill a deer that somehow made its way inside a condominium complex in the 700 block of St. Andrews Lane Tues...
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Des Plaines starts to receive casino take, $2.6 million so farOct 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Des Plaines city officials are trying to figure out how and when to disburse nearly $2.6 million in gambling tax revenues from the new Rivers Casino. The casino, which ...
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Defends townships and work they doOct 04, 2011 11:00 pm - I cannot permit the printing of Edie Phillip's letter on Sept. 13 questioning the purpose of townships without my rebuttal. As a caretaker at my local church for the pas...
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Property tax appeals favor businesses in Cook CountyOct 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Many Cook County homeowners opened their tax bills this week to find the amount they owed went up, even though the assessed value of their property went down. In the Nor...
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Dry or not, suburbs played role in ProhibitionOct 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Prohibition, an era of American history seeing renewed interest sparked by a Ken Burns documentary airing on PBS, often conjures up largely urban images in the public's ...
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iPads help suburban governments go paperless, at a costOct 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Mundelein High School District 120 board members no longer wade through thick packets of memos, contracts and reports at their semimonthly meetings. Instead, they finge...
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Hoffman mayor helps Chicago Express count down to puck dropOct 04, 2011 1:00 am - The Chicago Express “Countdown to Puck Drop” continued Tuesday with featured participant, Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod. Similar to the Olympic torch, the official g...
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Transitional Care wins preliminary approval in Arlington Hts.Oct 04, 2011 12:00 am - The Arlington Heights village board Monday gave preliminary approval for rezoning for a short-term rehabilitation facility on property where AT&T formerly had offices at...
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Suburban homeowners vexed over property tax billsOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - Suburban Cook County residents angry, frustrated and surprised by higher property tax bills arriving in the mail this week lined up at area township assessors' offices T...