Cook County
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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....
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Free lunches for Elgin youthJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - As kids turn off their alarm clocks for the summer and leave their textbooks behind, some feel the loss of the free lunch program offered by schools. For the third year...
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Truth in sentencing drains Illinois fundsJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Results of a study of the truth-in-sentencing law have been sent to every senator and representative in the state of Illinois. Truth in sentencing costs taxpayers a grea...
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Des Plaines begins bike network improvementsJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines began implementation of the first stage of its bike network this week to coincide with Bike to Work Week, June 11 through 17. Workers will be installing wayf...
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Banks insensitive to despositorsJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - The May 15 Wall Street Journal Sunday section in the Daily Herald should be required reading for every high school and college student in America. The banking industry’s...
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Taxpayers lose if gambling expandedJun 13, 2011 12:00 am - I am no self-righteous puritan; if it feels good do it, so long as no harm occurs to others. But expanded casino gambling does nothing more than a stack the deck against...