Cook County
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U-46 seeks parent volunteers for slew of committeesSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - When Maura Contreras looked around PTO meetings at Horizon Elementary School in Hanover Park, the mother of three students in Elgin Area School District U-46 didn’t see ...
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Interfaith teens, adults will commemorate 9/11 with prayer serviceSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - In response to the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, the Children of Abraham Coalition — a suburban group of Muslim, Jewish and Christian teens and adult religious leaders —...
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Harper football team ready, finally, for actionSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - After having its scheduled season opener with NAIA school Trinity International canceled because of changes in NAIA rules, the Harper College football team will finally ...
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Woman killed walking on Interstate 290Sep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a woman who was struck while walking along the Eisenhower Expressway. Authorities are trying to figure out why the w...
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Dawn Patrol: Quick hits as you head out the door todaySep 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Breaking news The inbound Eisenhower Expressway has been shut down near Mannheim Road because a pedestrian on the Ike was hit by a car. Bond hearing on Schaumb...
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Worthy goal should become a modelSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - First, some facts and figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control: Ÿ Obesity among children and adolescents has nearly tripled over the past 30 years — from just o...
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Why term limits are a good ideaSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - Well, the farce in Washington is over. The politicians again ignored the people who elected them, instead worrying about their own hides and refusing to work out their d...
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Lower taxes not translating into jobsSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - Lately we’ve been reading many letters in Fence Post that say lowering taxes means creating jobs. What kind of jobs do they “create”? Everything they buy is made in Chin...
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Facio stories have no place on Page 1Sep 01, 2011 5:00 am - I’d be remiss if I didn’t write you about how upset I’ve been over your front page stories about a man, who proved he isn’t fit to ever live in society, nor do I know an...
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Kudos to Herald for mental illness editorialSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - I want to applaud the stance the Daily Herald editorial board took with the Aug. 22 editorial, “Should we really be laughing at this?” While validating the sadness of an...