Cook County
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Rolling Meadows mayor nominates for council seatJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - Rolling Meadows Mayor Tom Rooney said Friday he has nominated Jim Allen to fill the vacant 2nd Ward seat on the city council. Allen is Rooney’s second attempt at filling...
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‘Glad to be alive’: WWII vet recalls D-Day on Omaha BeachJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - By Jerry Turnquist Daily Herald correspondent One of the most difficult tasks facing the United States and its Allies in World War II was determining how to bring men an...
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Elgin woman charged with sixth DUI comes to court drunk, authorities sayJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - An Elgin woman charged with her sixth DUI had her bail revoked this week when she showed up for court intoxicated, court records show. Sandra Uher, 54, of the 1200 block...
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District 59 Foundation leader to fill vacant school board seatJun 04, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board this week appointed Janice Krinsky to a vacant school board position effective immediately. Krinsky fills the vac...
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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....