Cook County
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Attacks on unions are misdirectedMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - There is so much more for Wisconsin and the United States to lose if the governor of Wisconsin wins, Collective bargaining is the end target of the governor and the tea ...
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Des Plaines police continue to watch over parksMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines City Council this week unanimously approved renewing an intergovernmental agreement between the city’s police department and the Des Plaines Park Distric...
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Ex-waste agency leader accused of stealing $850,000Mar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The former head of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County turned himself in to law enforcement officials late Thursday and will appear in bond court today to ans...
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No 4th fireworks, but parade marches on in Des PlainesMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Though Des Plaines won’t have any Fourth of July fireworks this year, the Independence Day parade will still march on, officials said this week. Des Plaines residents ma...
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Selling hope to inventors vying for 'As Seen On TV' gloryMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Carrying his dream to become the “next infomercial millionaire,” 22-year-old inventor Timothy Dahlin of Palatine steps to the microphone and nervously explains why his “...
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Local foreclosures drop dramatically in FebruaryMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The rate of foreclosures in the area dropped dramatically in February, but experts warned that the troubled housing market may not be turning around just yet, according ...
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Public employees have it too goodMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - When, I ask, will public employees realize that they serve at the taxpayers’ pleasure? When, I ask, will public employees realize that the taxpayers can no longer afford...
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Wheeling's 'Idol' hopeful squeaks into next roundMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Haley Reinhart will live to see another week on “American Idol” — but just barely. The Wheeling resident was one of the bottom three vote getters and spent much of Thurs...
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Chicago Bliss moving from Hoffman Estates to BridgeviewMar 09, 2011 11:00 pm - The Chicago Bliss lingerie football team is moving out of the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates and making Toyota Park in Bridgeview their official home this year th...
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Small turnout for Chicago immigrant rights rallyMar 09, 2011 10:00 pm - Dozens of immigrant rights advocates have gathered in a park on Chicago's West Side on the fifth anniversary of their first major march. Organizer Jorge Mujica estimates...