Cook County
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Elgin cooling center openedJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - With temperatures predicted to hit near 100 today, Elgin has activated its cooling center in the lobby area of the police department, 151 Douglas Ave. Should there be a ...
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The wealthy don’t need another boostJun 30, 2011 3:00 am - Well, it seems that a pair in the Republican presidential race, Tim Pawlenty and Newt Gingrich, have both endorsed the typical right-wing Fox News mantra of cutting the ...
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‘Respect life’ banner belongs in paradeJun 30, 2011 3:00 am - Tell me I didn’t see that article in the Herald stating the Jaycees, a private organization that sponsors the Fourth of July festival, voted unanimously to ban the banne...
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Contributors deserve their Medicare benefitsJun 30, 2011 3:00 am - Remember when the politicians gave themselves a big raise a year or so ago and took the money out of the Medicare fund? Well, we should make them put it back and then so...
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How could all those kids be missing?Jun 30, 2011 3:00 am - I’m a little curious about the numbers quoted by Kristi Lafleur and John Jesernik in the letter about child ID cards (Fence Post, June 13). They state that 2,100 childre...
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Rolling Meadows murder witness recalls ‘night of terror’Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am - A witness to the death of Marquis Lovings recounted what prosecutors called “a night of terror” during the third day of Patrick Taylor’s trial for the 2006 shooting. Arm...
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Remember the volunteers who make Fourth of July fun possibleJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - It’s Fourth of July weekend, and time to grab those grills and find the best spot for fireworks. Many of the celebrations are fueled by volunteers. That’s the case in Ba...
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Elgin woman gets 8 years for sixth DUIJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - An Elgin woman jailed after she showed up at court intoxicated last month was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $6,950 Thursday in exchange for pleading guilt...
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Dignitaries, military help Rolling Meadows company celebrate “America Day”Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Soldiers may be fighting on foreign soil, but global security firm Northrop Grumman Corp. took some time Thursday to recognize the people back home who help equip and pr...
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ECC, MCC get grants to design new programJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - McHenry County College and Elgin Community College are among eight community colleges statewide that are getting grants to design programs aimed to help adult education ...