Cook County
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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...
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Cook County Democrats won't endorse Duckworth or Zopp in U.S. Senate raceAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Three suburban candidates for top offices did not win the endorsement of Cook County Democrats over their Chicago challengers. The county Democratic organization will no...
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Wheeling approves tax exemption for planned industrial buildingAug 18, 2015 5:30 am - In a move to keep business in Cook County, the Wheeling village board Monday approved a tax exemption for a $17 million multitenant industrial building expected to be co...
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Des Plaines man charged with St. Charles sex assaultAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - A 48-year-old Des Plaines man has been charged with sexually assaulting a minor in St. Charles, according to police and court records. Mark L. Scalia, of the 1000 block ...
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Prosecutor: Streamwood man trapped 5-year-old boy in scalding showerAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - A 5-year-old Streamwood boy remains hospitalized with second-degree burns to his face, head and chest after a man authorities described as his mother's boyfriend trapped...
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Hoffman Estates motorcyclist hit barrier in fatal crash near I-290, I-94Aug 18, 2015 1:00 am - The death of 50-year-old Hoffman Estates resident Steve Sanchez, whose disappearance initially was a mystery, was ruled an accident Tuesday by the Cook County medical ex...
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About 3,000 remain without power due to stormsAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - Roughly 3,000 people remain without power due to severe storms that rolled through the Chicago area Tuesday evening. The number is down from the 14,000 Northern Illinoi...
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State board of education to consider ACT or SAT contract without funds for itAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - Thousands of suburban families could be forced for the first time in more than a decade to pay for high school juniors' college entrance exams next spring, as the state ...
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10 stories you might have missedAug 17, 2015 5:00 am - 1. The Pizza Man delivered Saturday in the Arlington Million. The 6-year-old gelding rallied to win Arlington Park's showcase event, becoming the first Illinois-bred hor...
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Storm rakes Arlington HeightsAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Intense scattered storms could hang around through Wednesday after causing some damage Monday evening. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Co...