Cook County
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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...
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Surge in hospital construction on horizonJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - Elmhurst Memorial Hospital’s $450 million main campus opening Saturday is one of the first — and biggest — health care projects completed since the economic downtown. Co...
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Carl Brandon: One of the ‘Chosin Few’Jun 24, 2011 12:00 am - When the seasons start to change from autumn to winter most people start to think of the cold winter ahead. However, every time those brisk winds begin to blow through A...
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Reinsdorf's granddaugher faces marijuana chargesJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - The granddaughter of Bulls and White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf was arrested on charges of marijuana possession after a traffic stop in Buffalo Grove this week, author...
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Video deposition permitted in Arlington Hts. murder caseJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - A Cook County judge will permit prosecutors to video record testimony from the ailing mother of the Arlington Heights man charged with murdering his father, Stuart Cole,...
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Elgin looking for missing throneJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - A Throne of Summer has been hijacked, and a knighthood is being offered in exchange for its safe return. Elginites and organizations in town decorated 55 oversized Adiro...