Cook County
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After 43 years, Buffalo Grove High show choir to take final bowMay 11, 2017 5:30 am - Buffalo Grove High School seniors Kira Damo and Jake Hackl are heirs to a legacy. Growing up, Damo of Arlington Heights and Hackl of Buffalo Grove watched their older s...
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Report: Glenbrook North student expelled for hacking sues districtMay 11, 2017 1:00 am - A 15-year-old Glenbrook North High School sophomore is suing the district's school board after being expelled for attempting to hack into the school's grading system, th...
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Controversial compost facility gets OK from Cook CountyMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board commissioners approved a proposal Wednesday to build a 25-acre commercial composting facility, despite continued opposition from nearby Des Plaines and...
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Rolling Meadows opts out of county minimum wage hikeMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows has formally opted out of Cook County's ordinances raising the minimum wage and mandating sick leave for workers. The city council voted 6-0 Tuesday to p...
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Hoffman Estates recommends opting out of minimum-wage hikeMay 09, 2017 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday unanimously recommended opting out of Cook County laws raising the minimum wage and requiring paid sick days for part-time w...
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Des Plaines likely to opt out of Cook County minimum wage hikeMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - While leaders in many of the Northwest suburbs' largest communities already have opted out of Cook County ordinances hiking the minimum wage and requiring sick days for ...
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Northwest Suburban Bar Association Judges' Night 2017May 08, 2017 11:00 pm - The Honorable Mark J. Lopez was honored at The Northwest Suburban Bar Association Judges' Night on May 4, 2017. Two hundred attorneys and Illinois Supreme Court, Appell...
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Fentanyl derivative causing more overdose deathsMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - A variant of a popular drug is causing an increased number of overdose deaths in Cook County this year. Forty-four overdose deaths so far this year can be attributed to ...
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Driver dies in crash near PalatineMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - One person was killed Sunday afternoon after losing control and crashing a vehicle near Algonquin and Roselle roads in the Palatine area, authorities said. A preliminary...
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Arlington Heights science tournament focuses on fun and learningMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - Young students from across the suburbs studied mystery powders, built bridges out of straws and fashioned other projects Saturday at the Elementary Illinois Science Olym...