Cook County
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Arlington Heights' Mitsuwa hosts Japanese festivalJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Mitsuwa Marketplace, the largest Japanese grocery store in the Midwest, has announced the schedule for its upcoming Bon-Dancing Festival Aug. 6, also known as the an...
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Palatine's sinkhole could take two weeks to fixJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - It could take up to two weeks before crews completely repair a 15-by-20-foot sinkhole that opened up Saturday afternoon at Dundee and Hicks road in Palatine. The good ne...
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Schaumburg man gets 40 years for 2009 armed robberyJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - A 39-year-old Schaumburg man whose criminal convictions have earned him several stints in the Illinois Department of Corrections is headed back to prison after pleading ...
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Mount Prospect men charged with beating cabbieJul 25, 2011 12:00 am - Two men who prosecutors say pummeled a cabdriver after he drove them from Rolling Meadows to Mount Prospect appeared in bond court Monday. A Cook County judge set bail ...
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Des Plaines tag days help History CenterJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - Once again this year, the Des Plaines History Center held its annual “Tag Days” fundraiser in June. Many thanks to our volunteers, staff and board members who stood at s...
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Too many drivers blocking fire stationJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - Open letter to the drivers who use Ela and Palatine roads. I live across the street from the fire station on Ela and Palatine roads in Inverness. It absolutely appalls m...
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Arlington Hts. gets smart on sprinklersJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - Last week the Arlington Heights trustees unanimously voted to reject a building code provision mandating sprinklers in all new one- and two-family homes. This idea was b...
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Rainbow Falls pool a disappointmentJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - I am a new resident of Elk Grove. I decided to take my children to Rainbow Falls swimming pool on Sunday, July 17. The first thing that caught my eye was the parking lot...
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Protect Americans while reducing debtJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - In the month of our nation’s founding, we’d do well to remember how we’ve kept united, free and strong for 235 years. Self-government seems simple in concept, but not al...
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Suburban fests can be whole lot greenerJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - Recently as a volunteer at one of our suburban summer festivals, I was able to view, up close and personal, the way people’s trash was being collected. Folks threw every...