Cook County
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Harper president already paid amplyJun 09, 2011 1:00 am - I recently read your excellent article about Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s annual compensation package and couldn’t help thinking how ironic it is that here i...
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Don’t be deterred from giving to charityJun 09, 2011 1:00 am - In your May 28 Fence Post section, there was a letter written by Mary Byrne titled “Charities losing trust of this donor.” To this person and all people who do give to a...
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Public bleachers a health hazardJun 09, 2011 1:00 am - I have become increasingly aware of the hazards associated with attending public events, both in educational facilities and recreational venues. I am referring to the la...
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Theismann in Chicago June 18 to help save livesJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - Pro football legend Joe Theismann will be in Chicago June 18 to lend his support to a free health screening to detect a deadly vascular condition — abdominal aortic aneu...
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Weekend fishing derbies attempt to lure youth to sportJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - The Hoffman Estates chamber’s fishing derby, scheduled for Saturday, has 15 years of history of youngsters ditching morning cartoons for fishing poles and bait. This wee...
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Japan fundraiser Saturday in Arlington Hts.Jun 09, 2011 12:00 am - A few tickets are still available for Saturday’s fundraiser in Arlington Heights, intended to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The Mid America Japane...
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Cops: Streamwood home robbed of church collectionsJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - A Streamwood woman’s home was robbed of hundreds of dollars in church collections, as well as a diamond ring and coin collection, sometime between Tuesday evening and We...
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The wait is over for Harper’s WaiteJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College softball coach Brenda James announced that sophomore Julie Waite, a Conant graduate, has signed a national letter of intent to attend Robert Morris Univer...
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An unfortunate, expensive squabbleJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - It’s a dilemma as old as county government and one that’s plagued Kane County for years, drawing both interest and resources from the core matter of providing services t...
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Fire damages Schaumburg home, kills dogJun 09, 2011 12:00 am - A kitchen fire that filled a Schaumburg home with smoke Thursday afternoon killed a family’s pet dog and forced the residents from their home, according to fire official...