Cook County
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Des Plaines mayor: Casino had great openingJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - My wife, Lisa, and I feel honored to have attended one of the most memorable and historic celebrations that the City of Des Plaines has experienced — the grand opening o...
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Palatine siren system needs major reviewJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - What or who is responsible for warning Palatine residents of weather peril? At no time during either major storm in 2011 have the sirens been activated. I have lived in ...
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Farnham, Madigan helping consumersJul 24, 2011 5:00 am - In this day and age, everyone needs to be cautious of increasingly sophisticated con artists and their schemes to steal money from the average hardworking American famil...
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Pundits can’t speak for real peopleJul 24, 2011 5:00 am - I watch the major network and cable news shows listening to their pundits and guests discussing the pros and cons of deficit reduction by increasing revenues through tax...
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Look which party’s hurting middle classJul 24, 2011 5:00 am - The Republicans often accuse the Democrats of conducting class warfare. But I wonder? Which party has proposed cuts that adversely affect only the middle class, the work...
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Why a light charge for Elgin shooter?Jul 24, 2011 5:00 am - I was horrified to read in the Daily Herald July 15 that 57-year-old Donald Rattanavong of Arthur Drive in Elgin had, on July 4, shot an Elgin High School student in the...
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Your news ‘Jersey Boys’ cast to return to ECC for concertJul 24, 2011 1:00 am - Submitted by ECC After two consecutive seasons of sellout performances, Michael Ingersoll and the recent stars from Chicago’s long-running production of the hit Broadway...
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Lobbyists a hot topic in Kane CountyJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - Kane County’s budget process began last week and already two wars, one financial and one political, are shaping up over how much taxpayer money is spent on lobbyists wit...
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Ex-Rolling Meadows football coach gets probationJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - A former Rolling Meadows football coach who was convicted of his second DUI in five years recently was sentenced to two years probation and 240 hours of community servic...
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Images: Readers’ storm picturesJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - ...