Cook County
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Schaumburg agencies team up to fight childhood obesityAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Amid startling information about obesity among its schoolchildren, a group of public and private Schaumburg-area organizations has formed to fight childhood obesity. Amo...
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Long Grove student's death triggers Notre Dame safety programAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Ever since Declan Sullivan died last fall after the aerial lift he was on toppled over in high winds, family of the 20-year-old from Long Grove said it wanted to prevent...
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Civil War re-enactment — it’s what he lovesAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - In Ken Gough’s 40th year doing re-enactments, he has chosen to highlight the story of the Elgin Continentals — one of the first regiments in Illinois to join the Civil W...
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ComEd not on hot seat at Lincolnshire meetingAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - In their latest public meeting with suburban customers, ComEd representatives heard concerns about power outages and other electricity-related issues Tuesday night in Li...
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Bond cut for Elgin sex abuse suspectAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - A 48-year-old Elgin man who is accused of sexually assaulting a girl he knew will have to pay less to get out of jail while awaiting trial. Jesse C. Martinez, of the 500...
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Clearbrook names building for Linda and David RileyAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Clearbrook is naming a Schaumburg building in honor of Linda and David Riley of South Barrington, philanthropists who have raised about $1 million and donated considerab...
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Video of Obama proves the pointAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - I invite all of you (including Ms. McQuillan) who doubt the veracity of my letter (Fence Post, July 16) to go to this website to observe the video of our president makin...
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Dist. 57 is reaping money mess it sowedAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - District 57 just called, purporting to be conducting a community survey regarding “the district’s financial situation. (Read: Trying to justify a referendum).” The quest...
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Break social stigma of mental illnessAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - Thank you for your Aug. 22 editorial “Should we really be laughing at this?” As a member and volunteer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of DuPage County, I ap...
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Nobody solving our flooding problemsAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - Over a week has passed since Lakeside Villas suffered through another solvable flooding problem. No indication from the elected officials at the village, Cook County, or...