Cook County
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Roskam says family firstMar 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Politics have been integrally connected to just about every stage of Peter Roskam's life, even helping him find love. Roskam, who displayed an aptitude for politics duri...
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Cost of tax increases listed on ballots is misleading, says assessorMar 27, 2011 12:00 am - The language of two Northwest suburban referendums is unintentionally misleading, and if passed will result in higher tax increases than the April 5 ballot says, accordi...
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Libertyville man celebrates car with 300,000 milesMar 27, 2011 12:00 am - “Medwell Brown” was born 21 years ago in a factory and quickly shipped to Lake County, where he has spent the rest of his life working for Libertyville resident Phil Bro...
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Schaumburg family displaced by fireMar 27, 2011 12:00 am - As Joann Annarella watched firefighters dig through her family's burned belongings Sunday afternoon, she would not let the scene stop her from praising two strangers who...
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Dance for charityMar 27, 2011 12:00 am - Matt Kuhlman, founder of The Sweatshop, is hosting a charity Dance-A-Thon from 11 a.m. to noon Sunday, April 10, to raise money for the Vernon Township Food Pantry. The ...
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Palatine fire vacancyMar 27, 2011 12:00 am - The Palatine Rural Fire Protection District is looking for candidates interested in filling a vacancy on its board of fire commissioners. The board meets quarterly on th...
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Fermi’s annual ‘Wonders’ makes science funMar 27, 2011 12:00 am - George Popovich and his 10-year-old son, Andy, stood on the stage of Ramsey Auditorium at Fermilab Sunday, holding a long fluorescent light bulb and looking afraid. Lee ...
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Boeger Place loses support of Arlington Heights trusteesMar 27, 2011 12:00 am - While Boeger Place, the proposed apartment complex for people with mental illness, continues to be a hot issue in the Arlington Heights Village Board election, the April...
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Recent GOP Chief Deputy Whips' career pathsMar 26, 2011 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton is the Republican chief deputy whip, a key party leadership position that has served as a springboard for other congressmen. Here's a l...
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D.C. Diary: Kerry Lester's notes from the tripMar 26, 2011 11:00 pm - In the attempt to capture tiny details that can get lost with time, each night I kept a journal about the little things that struck me during my week in the nation's Cap...