Cook County
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Elgin man guilty of attacking Fox River joggersJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - A 21-year-old Elgin man was found guilty Friday of attacking two women on the Fox River bike trail in Elgin in September and December 2009. Judge Allen Anderson took les...
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Family-friendly Rosemont hosts porn conventionJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Having lost its bids to land a casino, Rosemont has worked to promote itself as a family-friendly destination with events like comic book conventions, family movie night...
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Authorities: Inmate stole from DuPage jail fundJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - When Shaun Smith was released from DuPage County jail in December, he walked out with a check for about $5 that he had remaining in a commissary account for inmates. It...
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We’re too broke for high speed railJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - The state of Illinois, we are told, is broke. There is no money for all the pension funds, which are $84 billion in the hole. Man, that’s a lot of zeros. But wait! The M...
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'Wizard of Oz' opens Saturday night in SchaumburgJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - The greatest family musical of all time, “The Wizard of Oz,” based on the book by L. Frank Baum, is landing right in Schaumburg. H.O.T.T. Productions — Helping Others Th...
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Quinn must stand for transparencyJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - Dear Gov. Quinn, The Illinois General Assembly recently passed HB 1716, which limits citizen access to government information under the state’s new and improved Freedom ...
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Medicare proposal is no moderate planJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - I called Sen. Mark Kirk’s Washington office recently to inquire how he voted on May 25 on a Senate motion to consider Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget and was informed tha...
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Preckwinkle calls for end to drug warJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - The Cook County Board president has declared the decades-long war on drug a failure. Toni Preckwinkle, speaking during a Chicago rally Friday, says the effort has result...
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All troops deserve respect upon returningJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - A couple of friends wished me a Happy Memorial Day. I did have a very good Memorial Day weekend because I was homebound with a minor illness. I watched a great Chicago M...
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WINGS to hold drive one year after blaze destroyed Palatine resale shopJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - It's been one year since a fire destroyed the WINGS resale shop in Palatine, one of the domestic violence agency's most vital revenue streams. Dedicated staff and volunt...