Cook County
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Legislation aims to keep some teens out of jailAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - klester@dailyherald.com Juvenile justice legislation signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn will require judges to review several new factors in sentencing young offenders, i...
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Hoffman Estates holds health seminarAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Department of Health and Human Services, along with the Illinois Department on Aging, will be offering a free workshop for older adults entitled, “Ta...
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Renee Fleming to honor 9/11 victims in ChicagoAug 23, 2011 12:00 am - Opera star soprano Renee Fleming will perform a free concert in Chicago with the Lyric Opera on the night before the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks....
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New Randhurst: Suburbs' first mall now a model for revitalization?Aug 22, 2011 11:00 pm - After decades of prominence in the retail shopping world, by 2007 Randhurst Shopping Center was tired. Its anchor stores were deserting it; it was no longer a place to t...
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No need for tobacco shop in PalatineAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - Kudos to the Palatine village board for turning down the proposed tobacco shop on Northwest Highway. Besides the concern over synthetic marijuana and drug paraphernalia ...
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Schools should pass balanced budgetsAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - In an era when banks have irresponsibly issued mortgages, state governments are in deficit, and the federal government’s credit rating has been downgraded, I look to loc...
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Why does Arlington Hts. ticket for backing in?Aug 22, 2011 5:00 am - We visited a eating establishment in downtown Arlington Heights and parked in the parking garage. We watched the signs posted on the back walls as we backed in regarding...
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Must Wheeling build on every square inch?Aug 22, 2011 5:00 am - Here we go again. Wheeling’s trustees crushed an opportunity for open green land. Instead they opted for paving over land in the floodway. Although Sheila Schultz eloque...
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Officers should pay for their own fitnessAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - I agree with Councilman Aaron Del Mar that using unanticipated drug seizure funds for police fitness is excessive given the general state of the economy and the village ...
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There’s a difference between P.E., gymAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - This is in response to Mr. Flamel (Fence Post, July 14), in regards to gym teacher pay: While I will agree $191,000 for a teacher may seem a little steep, it bothered me...