Cook County
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School reform bill is just a startJun 25, 2011 3:00 am - We have all read about the “big” school reforms signed into law by Gov Quinn. I just finished reading the 111-page SB 7 and remind the public that tenure one of the bigg...
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A German perspective: Women of the HolocaustJun 25, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: Teresa Schmedding, an editor at the Daily Herald, is a Catholic whose family emigrated from Germany in the 1880s. Julie Merar, a Prospect Heights resi...
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A Jewish perspective: Women of the HolocaustJun 25, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: Teresa Schmedding, an editor at the Daily Herald, is a Catholic whose family emigrated from Germany in the 1880s. Julie Merar, a Prospect Heights resi...
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Elgin man dies after serving in IraqJun 25, 2011 12:00 am - A 21-year-old Elgin man died Tuesday in Texas after suffering from traumatic brain injury resulting from an Army training exercise accident last year, his family said Sa...
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Skokie museum offers first look at women of HolocaustJun 25, 2011 12:00 am - “Spots of Light: To be a Woman in the Holocaust” opened this week at the Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie. The exhibit is part of a traveling exhibit from...
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Put common sense back in fireams lawsJun 24, 2011 3:00 am - The right to carry arms is for self-protection. The Constitution was written by generally common-sense farmers and businessmen. The time was after the Revolutionary War ...
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Real reform needed for workers’ compJun 24, 2011 3:00 am - While House Bill 1698 was a start, it fell short of meaningful workers’ comp reform that we need to ease the burden on employers and make Illinois more attractive to bus...
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Schaumburg’s Larson lands spot at final shuttle launchJun 24, 2011 1:00 am - Schaumburg Mayor Al Larson will be a witness to history early next month when he travels to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch the final space shuttle launch. ...
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Win VIP tickets to casino openingJun 24, 2011 1:00 am - The deadline to enter a drawing for VIP tickets to the grand opening of the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines is July 4. One hundred lucky winners will get exclusive access t...
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Arlington Hts. chair-decorating contest set for Frontier DaysJun 24, 2011 1:00 am - Arlington Heights’ ever-popular “Decorate a Chair” competition will be July 3 during the village’s Frontier Days festival at Recreation Park. Individuals and groups want...