Cook County
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Northwest Suburban Academic Team honorable mentionsJun 03, 2011 6:00 am - Emily Begnel School: Buffalo Grove High School Hometown: Arlington Heights Parents: Thomas and Myrna Begnel Class rank: 1 out of 500 GPA: 5.71 on a 5.0 weighted scale Te...
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Meet the 2010-11 Daily Herald Academic TeamJun 03, 2011 6:00 am - It's a good way to end the school year — celebrate the graduating high school seniors who impressed their teachers, their friends and their chosen colleges with their ac...
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Carpentersville’s Postler loved people, GodJun 03, 2011 1:00 am - The later years of Pat Postler’s life are a story of love and faith. Postler, who spent many years fueling a drug addiction with money from prostitution and cycling thr...
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Man faces 120 years after Elgin rape convictionJun 03, 2011 1:00 am - A Chicago man faces up to 120 years in prison after being convicted of breaking into the apartment of an elderly Elgin woman in spring 2010 and raping and beating her. A...
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Elgin winery in search of investorsJun 03, 2011 1:00 am - The Red Bar Winery has maintained a fragile grip on its livelihood through a saga of business woes. Now co-owners Jim and Doris Canfield will host an event for potential...
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Train collision under investigationJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Federal investigators were trying to determine how a Metra train from Aurora and an Amtrak train headed to Carbondale collided Friday morning at Chicago’s Union Station....
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Library a bargain and an adventureJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - I was sorry to read the letter from the gentleman who feels that libraries are a waste of tax dollars. Perhaps he hasn’t had a chance to visit a library recently or does...
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Our Academic Team provides lessons on successJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Once a year, we set aside a special day to recognize the Daily Herald Academic Team, a group of outstanding suburban students who excel inside and out of the classroom s...
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U-46 school board must rein in payJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - We all know spending has to stop. But I guess the U-46 school board is following the state of Illinois by just spending money and letting the taxpayer pay for it. They a...
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Joplin relief flights leave from WheelingJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Wheeling's Chicago Executive Airport has been the primary base of operations for local volunteer flights bringing needed emergency supplies to tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo...