Cook County
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Pension system breeds excessJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Most of us are fully aware that many government employees do not collect Social Security. However many do. Every government employee who chooses to work in the private s...
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Arlington Hts. library hosts dino exhibitJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Over 200 million years ago, the earth was dominated by creatures faster and deadlier than humans could possibly imagine. Within a period of 25 million years, dinosaurs s...
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State ethics board levied $28,350 in finesJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Twenty-nine state workers have felt the wrath of the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission since the little-known board's inception seven years ago. For violating the eth...
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Ethics violationsJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Here’s a closer look at the 29 fines handed out by the Illinois Executive Ethics Commission. In existence since 2004, the commission first started levying fines in 2008....
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Gail Borden brings back comic book conventionJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Comic book and gaming enthusiasts will be able to channel their energies this weekend in the second annual comic book convention at the Gail Borden Public Library in Elg...
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Barrington loses one of its most dedicated volunteersJul 06, 2011 12:00 am -
Marion Hubbard ~ 1928-2011
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Bartlett gives thumbs-up to just-ended festJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - It took an hour and a half for the large crowds in Bartlett’s Apple Orchard Community Park to exit after the fireworks Monday night. “We have people coming from all over...
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Schaumburg phone drive for troopsJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg is asking local residents and businesses to join her in a cellphone drive for servicemen and women overseas. The drive started ...
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Arlington Hts. offers tetanus vaccineJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - If you don’t know when you last had a tetanus shot, the answer is you are probably due for your booster, or the Tdap vaccine, now being offered at the Arlington Heights ...
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What’s a fair wage for a good teacher?Jul 06, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, the Daily Herald published the results of a study that staff writer Larissa Chinwah undertook examining the salaries of the 14,217 public school teachers empl...