Cook County
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Maine Township teen missingJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing Maine Township teenager who is not believed to be in any danger, but hasn’t been seen...
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Elgin’s own brand of crosstown classicJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin firefighters and police officers are dusting off their bats and gloves for the first Guns vs. Hoses “crosstown classic.” Players will take a friendly rivalry to th...
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Bartlett’s festival scheduleJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - June 30 through July 4, Apple Orchard Community Park, Stearns & South Bartlett Road. Hours: 5-11 p.m. Thursday and Friday; noon-11 p.m. Saturday; 3-11 p.m. Sunday; noon-...
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Rolling Meadows murder trial startsJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Patrick Taylor's murder trial began Tuesday with prosecutors introducing the jury to Marquis Lovings, a “good-hearted, good-natured” 30-year-old man who they say Taylor ...
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Truck hits Buffalo Grove stoplight, snaps powerlineJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - A portion of Buffalo Grove lost power Tuesday night after an 18-wheeler knocked over a stoplight, which toppled and snapped a power line on Arlington Heights Road. Emerg...
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How tiny Itasca pulls off one of the state’s biggest fireworks showsJun 28, 2011 12:00 am - It’s a village of less than 9,000 residents, but Itasca knows how to draw a crowd. For more than a decade, the village’s annual Fourth of July fireworks show at Hamilton...
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Arlington Stampede is back July 3Jun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Hit the pavement, runners. The Frontier Days Stampede is back with a series of races July 3 that start at Miner School, 1101 E. Miner St., and end at Recreation Park. Ra...
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Juror looks back at the adventure that was her ‘civic duty’Jun 28, 2011 12:00 am - Maribel De Leon got a letter in January saying she was being assigned jury duty and should report to Chicago. De Leon, of West Dundee, called her brother to find out wha...
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Palatine’s 4th fest kicks off June 30Jun 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Palatine Jaycees are once again sponsoring one of the largest festivals in the area in the 54th annual July Fourth celebration on June 30th through July Fourth at th...
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Mt. Prospect 4th fest begins June 30Jun 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Mt. Prospect Lions Club will be hosting their 73rd annual festival to celebrate the Fourth of July, which will be held at Melas Park, located at Busse and Central Ro...