Cook County
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Paralysis: Rail, airlines began canceling earlyFeb 01, 2011 12:00 am - By rail, road or air, the story for travelers was pretty much the same as Tuesday’s storm arrived — a preparation for paralysis. Metra’s Ogilvie Transportation Center in...
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Snow paralyzes suburbs; roads blockedFeb 01, 2011 12:00 am - Roadways are jammed, trains are stalled and police are reporting vehicles in ditches across the Chicago area in the early portion of what is expected to be a blizzard of...
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Tips to survive the stormFeb 01, 2011 12:00 am - Dress in layers, stay off the roof and keep your car stocked
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Wheeling library hopes voters make tax hike permanentJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Wheeling library officials are hoping voters will extend a tax rate increase they first approved back in 1995. Back then voters approved a 3-cent rate increase to repay ...
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Arlington Heights leaders question restaurant rulesJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s not a big deal for new Arlington Heights restaurants to install special doors if they are serving food outside or through drive-through windows. That’s not stoppin...
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Police looking for suspect in Streamwood pharmacy robberyJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - Police say they are looking for a man who entered a Streamwood pharmacy inside a Jewel-Osco Sunday night and stole five bottles of controlled substances. Surveillance vi...
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Death penalty has no place in IllinoisJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - I agree with Louis Clarizio Jr. of Schaumburg (Fence Post, Jan. 15) that the process is the problem with the death penalty, even though I think it’s time for Illinois to...
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Don’t hire based on credit historyJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - I am writing to express my appreciation for Rep. Keith Farnham’s efforts to change the job market climate by sponsoring legislation making it illegal for employers to re...
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What happened to LWV neutrality?Jan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - The Fence Post article titled, “Tax increase sorely needed,” written by the president of the League of Women Voters of Illinois, was a real eye opener. The League of Wom...
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Boys bust a move at Arlington school’s talent showJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - A surprising group of dancers opened the talent show on Friday for Poe Elementary School in Arlington Heights: fourth- and fifth-grade boys. Dressed in black and sportin...