Cook County
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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...
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Missing Schaumburg teen locatedAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - A 14-year-old Schaumburg boy reported missing after he did not return home from school Wednesday has been found safe, Schaumburg police officials said. Sgt. John Nebl s...
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Quinn signs legislation affecting drinking waterAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed three bills he says will help conserve and protect drinking water in the state. One bill allows recycled, treated wastewater to be use...
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Takin' it to the streets in Palatine this weekendAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - The three-day Palatine Street Fest is back this weekend in downtown Palatine. Hours are 5 p.m.-midnight on Friday, Aug. 26; 11 a.m.-midnight Saturday and 11 a.m.-8 p.m. ...
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Mount Prospect helping residents go greenAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Bigger isn’t always better, at least not according to renowned author and architect Sarah Susanka. Susanka, author of the “Not So Big House” book series, has earned accl...
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Madigan warns against identity theftAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is urging vigilance against identity theft as her office announces charges against two women. Madigan says her office received mor...
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Survey finds risky behaviors among suburban teensAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - New research shows that worrisome numbers of suburban Chicago teens are engaging in risky health behaviors. Some 40 percent of suburban public high school kids say they’...
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Harper aiming high in women’s volleyballAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - The sixth-ranked Harper College women’s volleyball team is looking to capture at least a share of the program’s fourth North Central Community College Conference title s...
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Cook County reports man is second West Nile caseAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - A suburban Chicago man in his 20s is the second confirmed human case of West Nile virus in Cook County. The county’s Department of Public Health says the South Holland m...
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Toll hike likely, but rival plan to be debated, tooAug 24, 2011 11:00 pm - All indications are tollway drivers should prepare for a rate hike effective Jan. 1. With a discussion scheduled for today on the Illinois tollway's proposed $12 billion...