Cook County
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Teens arrested for buying fake IDs from ChinaJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Some Chicago area high school and college students who bought fake IDs from China over the Internet got more than they bargained for when detectives knocked on their doo...
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25 arrested in Elgin warrant sweepJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin police have released most of the names of those arrested during a warrant sweep Thursday that targeted suspected drug dealers. During the joint sweep, the Elgin Po...
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Elgin gets $634,000 to help cure flooding issueJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - The City of Elgin is celebrating news of $634,000 in grant money from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency — part of $5 million in green infrastructure funding a...
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2 samples of Asian carp DNA found near Lake MichganJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Two more samples taken from a waterway near Lake Michigan contained genetic material from invasive Asian carp, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sa...
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Heat a factor in 7 Chicago-area deathsJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - This week’s extreme heat has claimed at least seven people across the Chicago area. The Cook County medical examiner’s office listed “heat stress” or “heat stroke” as th...
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Garrett, local leaders to discuss power outagesJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - State Sen. Susan Garrett is asking municipal leaders in Lake and Cook counties to a meeting July 28 to discuss how to keep communities operating in widespread power outa...
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How to contact your state lawmakersJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Here is how you can contact your state senator and representative in the 87th Illinois General Assembly. If you are not sure which House and Senate district you are in, ...
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Arlington Hts. garden walk only one part of their storyJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - If flower arranging and teas come to mind at the mention of “garden club,” you haven't connected with the one in Arlington Heights. Composting and environmental educatio...
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North, northwest suburbs spared heat-related deathsJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Storms driving through the Chicago area this morning are giving a brief respite from the heat, which may have claimed up to six lives so far in Chicago and the South sub...
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Oldest bison at Lords Park Zoo diesJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Cahoya, the oldest bison at the Lords Park Zoo in Elgin, has gone onto greener pastures. The 24-year-old bison passed away Friday morning, after living her entire life ...