Cook County
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Where are all the flags now?Sep 15, 2011 5:00 am - I was very disappointed riding around my neighborhood on Sept. 11. There were very few flags out. On my whole block there were only two flags — mine and a family who fli...
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Cook County contracts need board voteSep 15, 2011 5:00 am - We're all for streamlining government. Eliminating layers can save taxpayers money as well as frustration. But sometimes, knowing a particular government's history gives...
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Look at parties of high-paid officialsSep 15, 2011 5:00 am - On Aug. 24, the Daily Herald published an in-depth article on the front page by Jake Griffin on the obscenely high salaries of local township supervisors. The highest sa...
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Cable costs sending her back to basicsSep 15, 2011 5:00 am - I am getting upset with the cable companies. I’m not the only one with this problem. They are messing around with the free channels so that we’ll get cable. Promise a ce...
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Leave cursive instruction aloneSep 15, 2011 5:00 am - I found your article about teaching cursive writing to our youth in the public schools very interesting, indeed. Having taught and served as principal in two schools in ...
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Public asked to weigh in on Oakton’s nursing programSep 15, 2011 1:00 am - The public is invited to share comments about Oakton Community College’s associate degree nursing program during a site review by the National League for Nursing Accredi...
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Arlington Hts. library helps you live greenSep 15, 2011 1:00 am - If you want to be more green or think you should be, Arlington Heights Memorial Library has two events that might help. “Forks over Knives” about some health dangers fac...
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10-year sentence for Elgin man in $4 millon I-90 pot bustSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - A 46-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to driving a van earlier this year containing $4 million worth of high-grade m...
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Zanies, legendary beer hall coming to RosemontSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Zanies Comedy Night Club and Hofbrauhaus beer hall will be coming soon to Rosemont’s new restaurant and entertainment district, while work begins next month on the villa...
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Mother wants tests to see if son was Gacy victimSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - The mother of a 14-year-old boy who authorities say was among the 33 victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy wants a judge to order his remains exhumed. Sherry Marino, ...