Cook County
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Irene cancels flights at Chicago airportsAug 28, 2011 12:00 am - Tropical Storm Irene is causing problems for travelers in Chicago. Officials at both of the city’s airports said about 250 flights were canceled on Sunday mostly due to...
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Classic Recollections: 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger 340Aug 27, 2011 11:00 pm - There's always been a market for economy cars. Even during the 1960s and '70s, at a time when gas-chugging performance models ruled the streets, manufacturers saw plenty...
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No purpose in advertising tollwaysAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - Wendy Abrams of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority declared, “ ... we worked hard to ensure that we were being as responsible as we could be with the finances we ...
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Let’s stop bashing our presidentAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - I am thoroughly disgusted with one of your key choices for prominent columns on the Opinion page. His name is Charles Krauthammer. I have not as yet read an editorial by...
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Bring troops home to protect our bordersAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - Our country is in a serious and dangerous economic condition, whether we call it a depression or a recession. Our government continues to bankrupt us with a trillion-dol...
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Group sending its own liberal messageAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - I was surprised to see so much coverage of Rep. Joe Walsh’s alleged delinquency in making child support payments by 20 protesters at his office from the inappropriately ...
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Quade criticism way off baseAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - Barry Rozner’s article on Mike Quade and the Cubs organization was joke. Mike Quade is a dedicated manager, and his resume supports his accomplishments. Sixteen years at...
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95-year-old tells the story of how Schaumburg beganAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - Palatine man remembers Pure Oil paving into farms in the '50s
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14-year-old drowns in WilmetteAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - A 14-year-old boy Evanston boy was pronounced dead Saturday night after rescuers pulled his body from the water at a Wilmette beach, officials said. The boy died at 7:2...
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Sex offender charged with taking minor to Elgin parkAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - An Elgin man who is a convicted and registered child sex offender was charged Saturday with illegally taking an 8-year-old boy to a local park. Grant Parker, 41, of East...