Cook County
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Probation for Elgin man who drugged, fondled caretakerJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - An Elgin man was sentenced to three years probation and intensive sex offender treatment after admitting to slipping sleeping pills into his 25-year-old caretaker’s drin...
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We can’t afford any leaders like BlagoJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - The second Blagojevich trial is thankfully less complicated than the first, and better understood. Rod Blagojevich knows that he is in serious trouble and his antics and...
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Hate speech comes from left, tooJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - I’d like to remind Fence Post writer Paul Dombrowski of Mt. Prospect of the shooting of Rep. Giffords in Arizona. Remember that? Immediately after she was shot, there wa...
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Kids with autism deserve a chanceJun 08, 2011 4:00 am - Kudos to Mr. Gallichio of Des Plaines (“Don’t define people by their disabilities, May 13 Fence Post)! The word “genius” evokes the image of Albert Einstein. But he was ...
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U-46 panel calls for boundary changesJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 should consider changing its attendance boundaries and closing a school to shift students from more crowded to less crowded schools, the ...
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Alternative solution on pensions neededJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - The pension reform bill recently debated was aimed at the wrong target. Illinois public employees make a commitment to their communities and their professions when they ...
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Juneteenth will feature culture and historyJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - The 10th Annual Juneteenth celebration will fill Elgin's Festival Park with more music, food and fun than ever before — at least that's what organizers are hoping. Just...
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U.S. needs its top Middle East allyJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - Ouch! What is that sharp painful feeling below my shoulders? Could it be our president just stabbed Israel in the back by calling for Israel to return to its 1967 border...
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Collision with deer injures Palatine manJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - A 26-year-old Palatine man was hospitalized Wednesday night after striking a deer while riding his motorcycle near the border of Palatine and Schaumburg, according to fi...
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ComEd increase, Dream Act are nightmaresJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - We need to remember the voting that took place over the Memorial Day holiday weekend when it comes time for re-election. The state passed the Dream Act, voted for the Co...