Cook County
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A thank-you sent from across globeJul 15, 2011 3:00 am - I am a private ESL instructor in the Northwest suburbs and recently received this impressive and heartfelt note from a student’s father who was visiting Chicago from Jap...
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Elgin police: Man stole from blind, 95-year-old womanJul 15, 2011 1:00 am - An Elgin man who lived near a 95-year-old blind woman apparently helped himself to roughly $50,000 of her hard-earned cash, police said Friday. Police say that over a p...
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Oil rags blamed for fire that damages Mount Prospect homeJul 15, 2011 1:00 am - A fire early Friday morning in Mount Prospect was caused by the spontaneous combustion of oil soaked rags, authorities said. The blaze broke out at 2:49 a.m. in the base...
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Women get it done on Elgin Habitat programJul 15, 2011 1:00 am - Wearing safety glasses and gloves, and at times yielding crowbars, nine young women volunteered their Friday to work on the Habitat for Humanity of Northern Fox Valley h...
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Gas line ruptured in Arlington HeightsJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - A contractor hit and ruptured a 4-inch gas line while working in a parkway in Arlington Heights Friday afternoon, officials said. The gas leak occurred near the corner o...
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Arlington Park hosts Latino festival for its 10th yearJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Arlington Park Racecourse will host the 10th annual celebration of the largest and longest running Chicago suburban Latino Festival, Fiesta In The Park, on Sunday July 1...
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Arlington Heights family host benefit for ill siblingJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Members of a longtime Arlington Heights family are hosting a fundraiser Saturday to help a sibling in need of a lung transplant. Wally Preissing, one of eight Preissing ...
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Rolling Meadows duck race on July 16Jul 15, 2011 12:00 am - A $500 cash prize awaits the winner of the fourth annual Duck Race, an event sponsored by the Rolling Meadows Environmental Committee, Rolling Meadows Rotary Club and th...
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Meet Peter Max in Schaumburg on July 30Jul 15, 2011 12:00 am - Artist Peter Max will be at the Wentworth Gallery inside Woodfield Shopping Center, Schaumburg on Saturday, July 30, to meet fans of his work. Max will be at the gallery...