Cook County
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Cook tax delay no April Fools' prankJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - Cook County first-installment property-tax bills are now being mailed out with a due date a month late on April 1 — and that's no April Fools' joke. Treasurer Maria Papp...
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Best bets: See the real 'Swan Lake'Jan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - Black/white ‘Swan' With all the award hoopla surrounding star Natalie Portman in “Black Swan,” why not take in the original Tchaikovsky ballet that inspired directo...
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Wheeling company settles pollution caseJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - WICHITA, Kan. — The Orval Kent Food Co. has agreed to pay a $390,000 civil fine to settle allegations of water pollution from its processing plant in the southeast Kans...
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Finding order in a confusing worldJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - Life starts us out in a humble way — you cry. Ironically, when you first laugh, your parents cry, for joy. So commences a Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde existence. It's a black...
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Latest Quinn hiring looks suspiciousJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - How is it that a state employee such as former Rep. Careen Gordon is qualified for a prison review board job? Being a representative must qualify you for any high-paying...
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EU: WTO finds Boeing got illegal subsidiesJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - BRUSSELS — The European Union said Monday that the World Trade Organization found U.S. aid to Boeing Co. violated international rules — but both sides claimed to have w...
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Respect lawmakers for tax decisionJan 30, 2011 10:00 pm - R.J. Young, in his Jan. 14 letter, “Tax vote showed lack of courage,” misuses the word “courage.” Allowing Illinois to continue delaying payment to doctors, hospitals, s...
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Storm could be one for the record booksJan 30, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago meteorologists plan to bring cots and a change of clothes to work this week as a massive blizzard is expected to dump up to 20 inches of snow starting Tuesday. A...
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Headin' out: Anne Frank exhibit opensJan 30, 2011 12:00 am - ‘Anne Frank: A History for Today' The Elmhurst Historical Museum takes a closer look at the life of young Holocaust victim and author Anne Frank through the traveli...
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Deadline Feb. 14 to sign up for Harper art auctionJan 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Tickets are on sale for ArtMatters, a fundraiser gala and auction sponsored by the Harper College Education Foundation and Harper College Art Department, 6-9:30 p.m. Sat...