Cook County
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WLS mourns veteran broadcaster, activist RoeserMay 29, 2011 12:00 am - Tom Roeser, a conservative writer and broadcaster, died early Sunday at 82 — less than two weeks after retiring from WLS 890 AM where he spent the last 17 years of his c...
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Bartlett condo damaged during kitchen fireMay 29, 2011 12:00 am - A kitchen fire inside a Bartlett condo caused about $45,000 in damages Sunday night, officials said. Firefighters responded about 6 p.m. to the condo unit on the 700 blo...
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Hundreds remember fallen vets in StreamwoodMay 29, 2011 12:00 am - The Village of Streamwood marked the 20th anniversary of its Veterans Memorial Day Ceremony a little differently than it had in the past two decades. A heavy storm roll...
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Batavia man honored at air museumMay 29, 2011 12:00 am - Batavian Ron Altman, 79, has been busy poring over historic documents, obtaining World War II uniforms, ribbons and medals, and piecing together a tribute to his friend ...
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Cook jail program offers veterans another chanceMay 29, 2011 12:00 am - It's been a long time since Robert Nathaniel has lived among so many military men. Once a U.S. Marine, the 52-year-old is incarcerated at Cook County Jail in a special u...
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WWII hero from Elgin finally coming homeMay 29, 2011 12:00 am - After 67 years, a U.S. patriot is coming home. Lt. James Meagher, a member of the 352nd Fighter Group in World War II, was listed as missing in action after his plane w...
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Northwest Community nurse credited with saving man who crashed after heart attackMay 29, 2011 12:00 am - Jill Kottmeier earned the gratitude of a Schaumburg family when the Northwest Community Hospital nurse stopped at a car accident and ended up giving CPR to one of the dr...
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Rolling Meadows marches and remembersMay 28, 2011 12:00 am - While Rolling Meadows veterans marched proudly in a parade Saturday, Memorial Day is not about them, said Mayor Tom Rooney, who served with the U.S. Marines. “This is Me...
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Little City to build new children’s village on Inverness propertyMay 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Little City Foundation has striven to provide its young residents with rich, healthy and rewarding lives for the past half-century. But the cottages more than 50 res...
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In praise of the Navy SEALs teamMay 27, 2011 5:00 am - Can you imagine being a member of the SEALs Team Six? You have been given your orders and you have never been more ready. You have earned your status as the best of the ...