Cook County
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Poll shows voters upset with beverage tax commissionersSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - Voters could cap the re-election bids of four Cook County commissioners from Chicago over their support for the sweetened beverage tax, a new poll suggests. The latest i...
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How real estate developers created Mount ProspectSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Developers played an integral part in the history of Mount Prospect for roughly 100 years. It all started in the 1870s when Ezra Eggleston bought some farmland roughly h...
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Poll shows voters upset with beverage tax commissionersSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Voters could cap the re-election bids of four Cook County commissioners from Chicago over their support for the sweetened beverage tax, a new poll suggests. The latest i...
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Fremont Street Theater to stage 'Beauty and the Beast'Sep 04, 2017 11:00 pm - Fremont Street Theater Co. to present Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' in Palatine
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St. James School celebrates 90 yearsSep 04, 2017 11:00 pm - St. James School in Arlington Heights celebrates 90 years with visit from Cardinal Cupich
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Krishnamoorthi pushes for more federal funding for career programsSep 04, 2017 8:00 am - An effort to expand and modernize career, technical and vocational education programs nationwide could benefit local community colleges and high schools, its sponsors sa...
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Will the show go on after Illinois bans circus elephants?Sep 03, 2017 7:03 am - Circus elephants, long a premier act in shows under the big top, will be banned in Illinois beginning next year. Last month, lawmakers made Illinois the first state in ...
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Gov. Rauner requests federal help for Northwest suburban flood victimsSep 02, 2017 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner has asked President Donald Trump to approve federal assistance for people affected by flooding and severe storms in July in Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenr...
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Judge settles into new role in Rolling MeadowsSep 02, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Judge Jill Cerone-Marisie spent her first day as presiding judge of Rolling Meadows Third Municipal District shuttling between chambers and phoning departmen...
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'Bucket list' arson lands man in prison for 3 yearsSep 01, 2017 1:00 am - A 23-year-old man who fulfilled a "bucket list" item by setting a van on fire in March in Elgin was sentenced to three years in prison this week after pleading guilty to...