Cook County
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Some entitlements are a public disserviceOct 02, 2011 4:00 am - Entitlements for whom? Almost every other day some politician is talking about changing entitlements, mainly Social Security and Medicare. What about the entitlements of...
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A little patience would be niceOct 02, 2011 4:00 am - I found the recent article “Rolling Meadows the latest to lash ComEd” interesting. I was not at that meeting nor did I review the report. Given the state of Rolling Mead...
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Dream Act unfair to taxpaying publicOct 02, 2011 4:00 am - So, Gov. Quinn, you’ve signed the Illinois Dream Act. Is this another of your vote-getting ploys? Now that you’re taking care of the poor and the illegals (that should g...
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Chicago Park District holds photography contestOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Park District hopes residents want to show the city’s natural side through a lens. The district is holding a digital photography contest to showcase differen...
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Arlington Hts. man's genealogy project now involves 800Oct 02, 2011 12:00 am - Arlington Heights' father and son's quest leads to family tree with over 800 members
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Amtrak: Union Station safe after concrete fallsOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - Amtrak officials say they’re still not sure what caused a large piece of concrete to fall and strike a Metra locomotive in downtown Chicago. The Chicago Tribune reports ...
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More U-46 students taking AP examsOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - An effort to identify students in Elgin Area School District U-46 who are eligible to take Advanced Placement courses has resulted in an increase in the number of studen...
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Learn from recent history on taxesOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - Yes, some tax sanity was uttered when Mr. Warren Buffett made very clear that he and other wealthy Americans are undertaxed. This supports the notion that when taxes for...
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Religion is not about harsh judgmentsOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - On Sept. 2, Peter Gennuso claimed that religion defines marriage only as a covenant between a man and a woman. Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature ...
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A president’s loyalty to country is No. 1Oct 01, 2011 4:00 am - Do you remember this? On Sept. 12, 1960, while campaigning for president of the U.S., John F. Kennedy gave a speech to a group of Protestant ministers in Houston. At tha...