Cook County
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As rate hike looms, tollway workers get free I-PASSAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Employees of the Illinois tollway are one group of commuters that won't feel the sting of proposed rate hikes on daily trips to and from work. Illinois State Toll Highwa...
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Elgin may scrap roundabout at Dundee and SummitAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - The City of Elgin might say goodbye to intersection improvements at Dundee Avenue and Summit Street — a project that began in 1995 and has more recently drawn heavy crit...
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Streamwood man gets prison for striking officerAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - A Streamwood man who threatened and tried to disarm a Cook County Sheriff’s Department Police Officer after the officer stopped him for a traffic offense pleaded guilty ...
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Arlington Hts. design commission offers to help fight floodingAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - If the village of Arlington Heights puts together a task force to study flooding, the architects and landscape architects on the design commission could help, the chairm...
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Suspected tree-climbing bank robber due in courtAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - A County Club Hills man who witnesses said climbed a tree and hid on the roof of a bank that had just been held up is scheduled to appear in federal court today on a ban...
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18 years for Palatine man who admitted sexually abusing two girlsAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Saying the sexual assault case against Francisco Villa is among the most unsettling he has ever encountered, Cook County Judge Hyman Riebman sentenced the Palatine man t...
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Suburban conference to focus on sports, faithAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - CHICAGO HEIGHTS — A conference entitled “Sports and Faith” will be hosted by a suburban Chicago Catholic High School next month. Patrick McCaskey will be keynote speake...
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Businesses costing burbs with sales tax loopholeAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago and its immediate suburbs are losing millions of dollars in revenue because companies doing business there are routing purchases through outlying cities that hav...
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Arlington Heights mother charged with breaking infant’s legs, skullAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Des Plaines rail crossing closing for repairsAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - The Wisconsin Railroad crossing at Rand Road (Route 12), north of Golf Road and south of Third Avenue in Des Plaines, will be closed for repairs from 8 a.m. Monday, Aug....