Cook County
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Fox Valley police reportsJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Letter about Brueder contract misleadingJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - On July 22, a letter from College of DuPage Faculty Senate Vice-President Bob Hazard appeared in the Daily Herald regarding the COD board of trustees’ recent decision to...
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The SoapboxJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - The $117,000 Walsh owes his kids: Well, we guess you could call U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry a role model of sorts. He says government must spend less. And then he rep...
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Officials, residents open to night races at Arlington ParkJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - The horse isn't even out of the starting gate, but Arlington Heights officials and residents are eager to hear more about a proposal for a few select night racing dates ...
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Councilwoman: Elgin cop suspension shows festering racial problemJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - An Elgin police supervisor has been suspended for five days, the result of two racially charged incidents, including his appearance in a photo more than a decade ago in ...
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Metra: Capital fund in worse shape than operating fundJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - Possible Metra fare increases and service cuts inspired Friday’s hearing, but in the end state Sen. Susan Garrett was more upset about a potential $7.3 billion deficit i...
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Addams Tollway would be 8 lanes from Kennedy to ElginJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - As the tollway authority made its sales pitch to almost double tolls next year, officials said their “job number one” is to take care of the system’s existing needs. Top...
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Des Plaines man charged with teen’s deathJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - A 19-year-old Des Plaines man charged with killing a 15-year-old boy and wounding another teen in a shooting last Friday on Chicago’s Far North Side was denied bail Satu...
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Route 20 construction to make Elgin commute painfulJul 30, 2011 12:00 am - If you take Route 20 through Elgin, your commute is about to get even more annoying. Starting Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Transportation is repairing the highw...
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Speed tables can’t replace crossing guardsJul 29, 2011 3:00 am - It will never cease to amaze me how things can get so messed up when a government agency gets involved in things. The nonthinking Carpentersville trustees who laid off f...