Cook County
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Not happy with EGV’s recent decisionsJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - Mayor Johnson’s announcement of hiring a (former) Buffalo Grove village management employee to “temporarily” head the Elk Grove Village Fire Department smacks of politic...
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Palatine busy protecting us ... from what?Jul 10, 2011 12:00 am - I am so proud to live in Palatine. Our village officials are actively engaged in making certain that people smoking outside are at least 15 feet from any doorway in orde...
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Palatine Jaycees president led pro-choice groupJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - I have heard from both sides on the disagreement over the Palatine Jaycees denial to allow the Palatine Area Catholics Respect Life group the chance to participate in th...
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Des Plaines mayor proud of city’s storm responseJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - As mayor of the City of Des Plaines, I want to extend a sincere “thank you” to Des Plaines residents, our fire and police department, members of Fire Corps, Citizens on ...
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Teachers’ treatment far cry from veterans’Jul 09, 2011 12:00 am - In response to Todd Ruder’s analogy of comparing teachers treatment and returning Vietnam veterans, I say it’s baloney! I was one of those returning veterans and was act...
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Stats show prudence of concealed carryJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Congratulations, Illinois! Our legislative cowards have dictated that the inferior and ineffective Kingdom of Quinn is now the last of the 50 states that denies the righ...
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Wind turbine company coming to ElginJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Proven Energy has officially chosen Elgin as the site for its North American headquarters. The Scottish small wind turbine company signed a lease in Elgin Corporate Cent...
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Power outage, heat don't dampen Palatine festJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - A minor power outage and heat did not stop a crowd of more than 40,000 from attending last weekend's Palatine Hometown Fest. The five-day Fourth of July celebration was ...
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Elgin man reaps joy from givingJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Mark Seigle’s family has had a presence in Elgin since the late 1800s and that’s a trend he never wanted to change. There was no youthful rebellion — he always knew he w...
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One man killed in crash in Mount ProspectJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - A Mount Prospect man was killed Thursday when he was struck by two cars while trying to cross Busse Road near Mount Prospect, authorities said. Christopher Spatafora, 51...