Cook County
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Teens want to save Lake in the Hills skate parkJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - When 13-year-old Ali Tawoosi found out less than two weeks ago on Facebook that Warp Skatepark in Lake in the Hills was going to close June 12, he felt a call to action....
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OTTO rewards worker for a job well doneJun 07, 2011 12:00 am - Mike Ormond never knew what hit him. When I found the 62-year-old laborer who works for Lamp Inc., an Elgin-based construction company, he was glowing over the goodies ...
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Elgin area Relay For Life teams forming, needs sponsorsJun 06, 2011 1:00 am - Submitted by Relay For Life This month, there will be various opportunities to join in American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. The Relays are an annual overnight event...
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'The Judge' was an Elgin, Kane institutionJun 06, 2011 1:00 am - Years ago, if you wanted to run for countywide office in Kane County, you'd first have to see “The Judge.” But it didn't mean going to the courthouse. It meant visiting ...
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Beaubien’s political pathJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Beaubien was appointed to the House in October of 1996 to fill a vacancy for Wauconda Republican Al Salvi, who left office as he was waging a campaign for U.S. Senate. ...
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Water main break slows Streamwood trafficJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - A water main break in Streamwood slowed traffic on South Park Boulevard as crews worked to fix the problem early Monday. Bartlett police officers assisted Streamwood jus...
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Des Plaines police warn of home invasion scamsJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines police are warning senior citizens to beware of scams involving men who represent themselves as electric company employees after two recent home invasions. O...
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Author's job of balancing nature and suburbs mirrors ThoreauJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - When author Tom Montgomery Fate talks about working on his new book during one of his solitary nights in the cabin his family helped build in the Michigan woods, it's ea...
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Chronic distracted driver, crossing guard know texting dangers firsthandJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Mary Aguilar runs a pet service out of her home and spends four hours a day driving to those appointments. Her contacts call her cellphone to book her, often while she's...
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Budget impasse could cost 52,000 jobs, halt road projectsJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Road and bridge construction projects around the suburbs could be halted this summer — along with 52,000 jobs statewide — if lawmakers don't return to Springfield to app...