Cook County
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Blue Tulip sign goes missing in ElginAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - Sacre bleu! Who dared to steal the wooden Blue Tulip sign this week that, for the North East Neighborhood in Elgin, has grown to symbolize community spirit for 15 y...
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Suburbs fight to keep foreclosed homes maintainedAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - Christine Winter lives on an upscale block just outside of St. Charles, but you wouldn't know it by looking out her window. She shares a view many suburban residents cou...
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Pennsylvania group protests in Palatine against civil unionsAug 26, 2011 1:00 am - Amongst the steady blare of car horns in support and occasional obscene gestures in derision, 10 men from the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and P...
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Will tollway expansion create 120,000 jobs?Aug 26, 2011 12:00 am - A $12 billion capital plan that would create thousands of jobs seems like a panacea for the metropolitan region’s woeful unemployment rate of 10.5 percent. But predictin...
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Harper men’s cross country has high hopesAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Harper College men’s cross country team toes the starting line today at 10 a.m. in the Harper Invite. There is a new voice leading the cross country program this se...
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Hanover Park murder victim feared for her safetyAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Frightened of her husband and alarmed for her safety, Jennifer Gustafson recently began each day by alerting one of her friends she was fine. But friends didn’t get that...
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State Rep. David Harris might run for CongressAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. David Harris announced Friday he is “testing the waters” or considering a run for Congress from the 8th District. “I believe it is clear that our citizens wan...
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Binny’s, other businesses opening in north Arlington Hts.Aug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Binny’s Beverage Depot will open a 22,000-square-foot store in The Annex of Arlington in north Arlington Heights, giving a major boost to a shopping center with a high v...
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Supreme court to stop reappointing Cook judgesAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Justices on the Illinois Supreme Court have decided to stop using their recall power to reappoint Cook County judges who have lost their elections, a spokesman said. A C...
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Socialism? We’re already thereAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Socialism already here in many ways Once again I feel compelled to reply to someone accusing President Obama of an agenda for socialism. I have news for Mr. Hanley ...