Cook County
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Schaumburg course rude to seniorsJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - I am writing this letter to complain about Schaumburg Golf Course handling and lack of support for senior citizen and people who have a physical difficulty walking a gol...
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Close loophole on campaign financingJun 05, 2011 8:00 pm - The Daily Herald did an excellent job connecting the dots between what legislators do (or don’t do) with regard to election law and campaign finance rules and how that a...
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Barrington area state Rep. Beaubien dies at 68Jun 05, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. Mark Beaubien Jr., who represented the Barrington area in the state legislature for nearly 15 years, died Sunday after suffering an apparent heart attack at a...
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Cops make pot bust in PalatineJun 05, 2011 12:00 am - A Palatine man was jailed after police responding to an emergency call at his home found marijuana plants growing there, authorities said Saturday. David Wasiewicz, 53, ...
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Why you should just hang up the phoneJun 05, 2011 12:00 am - Still think texting while driving isn’t a big deal? Maybe these statistics will convince you. The Itasca-based National Safety Council estimates that at least 28 percen...
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Texting and driving: Who's enforcing it?Jun 05, 2011 12:00 am - One early Saturday afternoon last October, a 16-year-old Crystal Lake girl was driving her parents' Lexus through her hometown. As she approached a curve on Country Club...
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Foes plan to attend Arlington Hts. meetingJun 05, 2011 12:00 am - Arlington Heights foes of gambling expansion have not given up and hope Gov. Pat Quinn will veto legislation allowing electronic gambling at Arlington Park. Local minist...
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Brother: Illinois World medalist wrestler ‘legendary’Jun 05, 2011 12:00 am - Former Buffalo Grove High School state wrestling champion, two time all-American and 2006 Greco-Roman World bronze medalist Lindsey Durlacher will be remembered as a leg...
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Elk Grove man busted on drug chargesJun 05, 2011 12:00 am - An Elk Grove Village man was jailed after police discovered cocaine and a loaded handgun in his home, authorities said Saturday. John Gawlik, 60, of the 1200 block of Le...
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Sears Centre lands Big 10 women's basketball tourneyJun 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany confirmed Sunday that the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates will host the conference's women's hoops tournament in 2013 and 2015. “Our goal...