Cook County
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Exicure director receives research honorOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - SKOKIE - Chad A. Mirkin Ph.D., co-founder and director of Exicure, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Prize in Convergence Researc...
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Regent Surgical Health sets partnership in AlaskaOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - WESTCHESTER - Regent Surgical Health announced a new ambulatory surgery center partnership in Alaska. The facility, Surgery Center of Wasilla, serves patients in the fas...
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Cook County sheriff recovers more than 500 state wardsOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - A Cook County sheriff's police unit dedicated to finding missing state wards has recovered more than 500 at-risk children, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced. The Child Pr...
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Dawn Patrol: Toby Keith's bar could close Saturday; Preckwinkle pitches cable taxOct 14, 2015 5:00 am - Troubled Toby Keith's bar in Rosemont could close Saturday Rosemont officials announced yesterday they're planning to replace Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill w...
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Evanston couple get 6 years for laundering drug moneyOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - An Evanston couple accused of laundering $195,000 in drug money pleaded guilty Wednesday and were sentenced to six years in prison. Juan C. Fernandez, 40, and Reyna Garc...
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Preckwinkle proposes tax on cable TV, golf, bowlingOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to add a 3 percent tax to cable TV bills, a "tough sell" that she says nevertheless is modest compared to a penny-on-t...
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Dawn Patrol: Cubs slug their way past St. Louis; McHenry students return to class todayOct 13, 2015 5:00 am - Cubs blast past St. Louis The Chicago Cubs put on a show last night with six home runs in their 8-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at a packed and supercha...
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Rolling Meadows man pleads guilty in Uber fightOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - A 20-year-old Rolling Meadows man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony count of criminal property damage that stemmed from a fight with an Uber driver in June. Alan Slawso...
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Lookout in Streamwood grocery robbery gets 15 yearsOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - The Chicago man convicted of serving as the lookout during an armed robbery of a Streamwood grocery store in 2012 was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday. Joseph Bob...
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Elgin man accused of raping woman groggy from pain medsOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - A 34-year-old Elgin man is accused of raping a woman last week while she was groggy from pain medication, according to police and court records. Crescencio Heredia, of t...