Cook County
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Jeff Engelhardt advocates forgiveness, not death penaltyJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Jeff Engelhardt is an intern in the Daily Herald's Springfield bureau and a graduate student at the University of Illinois-Springfield, enrolled in it...
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Water line repaired in WheelingJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - After working through the night, Wheeling employees repaired a water main break at about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and restored water to about 20 businesses in an industrial are...
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Route 20 no longer a bypass in Elgin?Jan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - U.S. Route 20 is the longest road in the United States, stretching more than 3,300 miles from Boston to Astoria, Ore. The road passes through big cities and small towns ...
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Does your dog have star potential?Jan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Do you have a small, cute, trained dog that you think is a showbiz natural? Then come to the Maine West auditorium at 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, and have your star pooch a...
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U-46 board backs borrowing measureJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area School District U-46 board has taken initial steps toward issuing as much as $25 million in bonds to cover its cash needs. Despite passage of a state inco...
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Big bounce-back win for HarperJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The Harper College men’s basketball team opened what could be considered their toughest week of the season Tuesday night as the Hawks hosted rival College of DuPage, wit...
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Wheeling Police Department loses power, operates on generatorJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Parts of the Wheeling Police Department are operating on a backup generator after the building lost power about midnight, according to Deputy Chief John Teevans. “Some r...
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Wheeling teen wasn’t trying to kill cop, police sayJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Authorities do not think a 17-year-old from Wheeling was trying to kill an Arlington Heights police investigator he struck with his car Saturday night. Vladislav Pobyega...
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Judges from suburbs help decide Rahm Emanuel’s fateJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Judges with suburban connections are helping decide Rahm Emanuel’s fate as a Chicago mayoral candidate. One judge now reviewing Emanuel’s residency case is Illinois Supr...
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Swiss high-tech company coming to ElginJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Unlike companies threatening to move out of state after the recent tax increase, Bystronic Inc., a major machine toolmaker, will relocate its North American headquarters...