Cook County
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S. Elgin mom gives birth in car outside Bartlett 7 ElevenJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - On Saturday night Carmie Antepenko didn't need Good Samaritan Hospital or even a good Samaritan to help her give birth to her second son. Mason, at 6 pounds, 5 ounces, e...
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Cellphone, auto makers can stop textingJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - I read your June 6 article warning not to text in construction areas and school areas. What about no texting anywhere in the U.S. while driving? You can give all the war...
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Palatine group out of parade over bannerJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - A Palatine group won't be allowed to march in this year's Hometown Fest parade because its members insist on carrying the same banner they marched with last year. The Pa...
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Search leads to suspected drug lab in Mount ProspectJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Police say they found a clandestine laboratory in the basement of a Mount Prospect home Saturday and seized a commercial pharmaceutical pill press machine covered in an ...
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Hanover Park restaurateur, village worker diesJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Helen Schneider never ran for public office in Hanover Park, but for many years she was one of the first people residents met when walked into village hall. Schneider wo...
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St. Ed’s names new principalJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - A longtime educator in Elgin public schools has been named principal at St. Edward Central Catholic School, where he has served as assistant principal and dean of studen...
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Defendant gets four years for Prospect Heights shootingJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - The second of two defendants charged after an altercation last February outside a Prospect Heights apartment complex has pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated discharg...
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Police: Woman drives estranged husband off Arlington Heights roadJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Police are investigating a crash Sunday night in which they say a 27-year-old Rolling Meadows woman behind the wheel of an SUV repeatedly struck her estranged husband’s ...
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Arlington Hts. hospital begins monthly program to honor nursesJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights has launched a Daisy Award program to recognize extraordinary nurses, and Kristen Jakacki of the Float Pool is the firs...
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Des Plaines man dead following standoff with policeJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - A Des Plaines man found dead Sunday night after police responded to a domestic violence report at his home killed himself, Cook County medical examiner’s officials said....