Cook County
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Route 53 reopened; Pace suspending bus serviceFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - It may be days before any sense of normalcy returns for area commuters and travelers. Work crews are still clearing many roads throughout the Chicago suburbs. Meanwhile,...
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Boating safety classes setFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - A series of boating safety classes has been scheduled over the next few months in both Arlington Heights and Johnsburg. Each class requires attendance of two sessions a ...
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Drifting snow makes it tough on ambulance driversFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - The Carpentersville Fire Department received a few calls for service, but none required a rescue. Most calls were for medical services, and two people had to be transpor...
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No rush hour in Arlington HeightsFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Just past 8 a.m. in downtown Arlington Heights, no cars could be seen traveling down Arlington Heights Road in either direction. Christian Liberty Academy was barely vis...
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Preckwinkle declares Cook in state of emergencyFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle declared the area in a state of emergency in the midst of the winter storm today. The declaration said essential services fo...
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Democrats caused it and now won’t fix itFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Taking their lead from the national Democratic legislators, the Democrat-controlled Illinois state legislature passed major tax legislation in the middle of the night du...
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Funding for mental health is lackingFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - It is not the voicing of strong opinions that leads people to act out as some politicians have suggested. It would be a shame if this became a political tool when either...
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What to do if you abandoned your vehicle on the roadFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Snow removal crews and emergency personnel reported motorists leaving their vehicles behind during the snowstorm, abandoning them on the side — or sometimes in the middl...
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Blizzard blitzes local businessesFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Snowstorms can be a bane or boom to local firms
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Up and down the Fox Valley, stories of the stormFeb 01, 2011 11:00 pm - Those reporters and photographers who could find their cars Wednesday morning and get out on the road did just that — and looked for stories of how you survived the stor...