Cook County
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Gov. Rauner's heroin bill veto causes disappointment - and cautious hopeAug 26, 2015 5:15 am - A day after Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a major piece of legislation aimed at decreasing heroin deaths and improving treatment and education, suburban anti-drug advocates r...
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Dawn Patrol: Man killed in Wauconda robbery had BB gun, police say; Pedestrian killed by train in Mt. ProspectAug 26, 2015 5:00 am - Officials: Man killed in Wauconda robbery carrying BB gun The would-be robber who was shot four times and killed by a clerk in a Wauconda convenience store was iden...
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Dawn Patrol: Body found along I-290; industrial building burns near Elk GroveAug 25, 2015 5:00 am - Body found along eastbound I-290 identified as Plainfield man The body of a person believed to have been struck along I-290 near Hillside has been identified as a P...
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Study: While heroin use spikes, treatment options drop in IllinoisAug 23, 2015 2:00 pm - Drug addiction treatment options in Illinois are getting fewer as heroin use continues to increase, particularly in the suburbs, a Roosevelt University study has found. ...
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Dawn Patrol: Terminating COD's Breuder could take months; Harry Volkman diesAug 21, 2015 5:00 am - COD trustees vote to begin Breuder termination proceedings A push to fire embattled College of DuPage President Robert Breuder started in earnest last night with CO...
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Preckwinkle appoints Hispanic woman as key aideAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has named Anel Ruiz, currently community outreach liaison coordinator in her office, as her new deputy chief of staff. Ruiz ...
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Dawn Patrol: Suburban schools among nation's best; GOP supports KirkAug 20, 2015 5:00 am - Is your high school one of the best in the country? A number of suburban schools made a new list of the best high schools in the nation. Newsweek yesterday released...
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NAI Hiffman gets leasing assignment for two suburban office centersAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - OAKBROOK TERRACE - NAI Hiffman was awarded the leasing assignment for Westbrook Corporate Center, a 1.15-million-square-foot office complex, and Pointe O'Hare, a 270,512...
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One eastbound I-90 ramp from Arlington Heights Road to closeAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - It's time for Plan B if you're used to hopping on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) from northbound Arlington Heights Road. As part of the ongoing rebuild of I-90, the Illi...
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Train-riding police nab crossing scofflawsAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - A flash of dark blue, and the pedestrian was across the tracks. The pedestrian was safe from an oncoming Metra train but not from police officers on the train who witne...