Cook County
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Algonquin includes apartment complexes in new garbage contractJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - Algonquin is planning to require residents of apartment complexes to use Waste Management for refuse services, including free recycling, which village officials believe ...
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Elk Grove group sends more pizzas to troopsJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - There is nothing like a slice of home to make soldiers feel appreciated, and one Elk Grove Village resident is interpreting that idea quite literally. For the past three...
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Dance-a-thon in Streamwood to support special recreation groupJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - All are invited to travel back in time with Northwest Special Recreation Association and Special Leisure Services Foundation at the first “Back to the Amazing ’80s Dance...
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Clarifying the facts on Social SecurityJun 28, 2011 9:00 pm - I would like to correct two factual errors in a letter published June 4. The author, Mr. Gosch, incorrectly stated that “the Democrats stole the Social Security Funds, p...
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Target entitlements, not military costsJun 28, 2011 9:00 pm - The “peace dividend” took over $100 billion from the military and moved it into social welfare programs in the 1990s. I think people who now say the military should be r...
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Lions Village Fair scheduleJun 28, 2011 1:00 am - June 30 through July 4, Melas Park, Busse and Central Roads. Hours: 6-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 1-11 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. THURSDAY, JUNE 30 6-6:20 p.m. B...
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Arlington Heights police approve new contractJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Arlington Heights police officers have approved a new three-year contract that includes no pay increase the first year, village officials said Tuesday. The Arlington He...
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Palatine Hometown Fest scheduleJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - June 30 through July 4, at Community Park on Palatine Road at Northwest Highway. Hours: 5-10 p.m. Thursday; noon-midnight Friday, Saturday and Sunday; noon-5 p.m. Monday...
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Bartlett 4th of July fest starts June 30Jun 28, 2011 12:00 am - The annual Bartlett Fourth of July festival will be held June 30 through July 4, at Apple Orchard Community Park, Stearns & South Bartlett Road. Hours: 5-11 p.m. Thursda...
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Arlington Heights parade features lots of musicJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Arlington Heights July 4 parade has established itself as one of the largest in the Chicago area, with nearly 100 units. Thousands of families fill both sides of th...