Cook County
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Americans made a mistake in ’08May 31, 2011 4:00 am - For two and a half years, we have watched the “Mistake of ’08” wreak havoc on every major issue to cross his path. He has shown that his skill as community organizer (pa...
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Des Plaines schools locked down after gun scareMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Plainfield Elementary School and Maine West High School were put on lockdown Tuesday after a man displayed what was thought to be a handgun during an argument with high ...
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B.G.H.S. takes fundraising to new heightsMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Students in Buffalo Grove High School’s three Freshman Advisories sponsored two fundraisers and a raffle this spring, in support of Kay’s Animal Shelter in Arlington Hei...
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Union leaders get generous pensionsMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Union leaders get generous pensions Mr. Montgomery’s Fence Post letter of May 9 (“Cutting pensions only delays solution”) once again demonstrates the selfishness of...
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Suburban Rotary clubs help GuatemalaMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Guatemalans isolated in poverty-struck regions far from medical centers will have access to sorely needed diagnostic X-ray services. That’s thanks to a unique, model pa...
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Palatine to restore contaminated gas station site to green spaceMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - A prime piece property in downtown Palatine is being restored to green space in a process expected to take up to two years. Though the shuttered Clark gas station at the...
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Large liquor company considering Arlington Hts.May 31, 2011 12:00 am - If liquor retailer Binny’s opens a large store near Arlington Heights and Rand roads, it could devastate local businesses that already hold Arlington Heights liquor lice...
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Mandarino gets probation, avoids jailMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - Mandarino gets probation, community service
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Severe thunderstorm watch in effectMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 11 p.m. for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and Will counties. The weather threat remains after an early afternoon thunderstorm m...
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Prosecutor: DNA, fingerprints tie suspect to Elgin rapeMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - At 12:05 a.m. May 24, 2010, an Elgin emergency dispatcher received a call from an elderly woman in the Buena Vista apartment complex who said she’d just been raped and b...