Cook County
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Hultgren addresses Elgin chamber on jobs, D.C. politicsAug 25, 2011 1:00 am - When Vic Portincaso was laid off from his process engineering job in Lisle 2½ years ago, he dipped into his 401(k) several years early to open Boss Automotive in unincor...
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Parking, traffic changes coming to ElginAug 25, 2011 1:00 am - A new stop sign on Knollwood Drive and load limits for some residential streets are the latest responses by the city of Elgin to address residents’ concerns. But a mildl...
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Chicago man gets 120 years for Elgin rapeAug 25, 2011 1:00 am - A 43-year-old Chicago man was sentenced Thursday to 120 years in prison for raping and beating an elderly Elgin woman. “It is the court’s intention that this defendant n...
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Sample wares of Wheeling’s Restaurant RowAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - The Wheeling/Prospect Heights Area Chamber of Commerce is inviting the public to participate in its 10th annual “Putting on the Ritz with Restaurant Row” event, from 5 t...
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Barrington swimmers encounter change of ChannelAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - A pair of Barrington men who had planned separate swims across the English Channel for charity this month encountered very different luck when it comes to the weather. W...
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Duck races bring in $50,000:Aug 25, 2011 12:00 am - The 18th annual Hospice & Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois duck races and pool parties, held recently in Barrington and Woodstock, raised more than $50,000 for t...
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Hanover Park police looking for armed man ThursdayAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Hanover Park police cordoned off part of a village street Thursday afternoon while officers from multiple law enforcement agencies investigate an undisclosed crime and s...
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Roselle welcomes home soldierAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. Army Specialist Patrick Mooney got a hero's welcome Wednesday, returning to his father's house in Roselle after a year in Afghanistan. Mooney, the member of a trans...
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Cook County property taxes likely due first week in NovemberAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said today that the Second Installment of the 2010 property taxes will be tentatively due the first week of November. The official due...
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Motorcyclist hurt in crash with van in SchaumburgAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - A 34-year-old Hanover Park man was seriously injured Thursday after the motorcycle he was riding apparently struck the side of a minivan at the intersection of Schaumbur...