Cook County
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Dawn Patrol: Old COD board sought to rein in Breuder; Giordano's coming to Schaumburg?Jul 30, 2015 5:00 am - Before putting him on leave, COD board sought to rein in Breuder Even as they were preparing to offer embattled President Robert Breuder a nearly $763,000 buyout pa...
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Bartlett man receives 6-year prison sentenceJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Bartlett man was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to felony drug possession. Jose Magallanes was arrested in March after mem...
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Cook County employee raises proposal would cost hundreds of millions of dollars in taxesJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle wants to increase pay for some Cook County employees — a proposal that comes on the heels of a sales tax hike that will cost...
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Dawn Patrol: Top GOP donor retracts comments on Kirk; Lake County Fair opens todayJul 29, 2015 5:00 am - Top GOP donor backs off comments asking Kirk to leave Senate race After saying that U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk should resign from his re-election bid, a top GOP donor retr...
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Songs of Summer flower show coming to Chicago Botanic GardenJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - District IX of the Garden Clubs of Illinois will host its Standard Flower Show "Songs of Summer" from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, A...
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Des Plaines brothers facing drug chargesJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines brothers are among 24 people from the Chicago area facing federal drug charges following a nearly three-year, multijurisdictional investigation. Luis Ant...
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Dawn Patrol: Harry Volkman 'seriously ill'; hotel robbed near Elk Grove VillageJul 28, 2015 5:00 am - Harry Volkman 'seriously ill,' according to family Legendary Chicago meteorologist Harry Volkman is "seriously ill," according to his friends and family. A blog pos...
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Dawn Patrol: History of racism in county where Bland died; Houston's daughter deadJul 27, 2015 5:00 am - Sandra Bland case: Texas county haunted by past racism A troubling tradition of racial strife has resurfaced in Waller County, Texas, since a black woman from Naper...
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Dawn Patrol: Autopsy results in Sandra Bland case; 3 hit by cars in Des PlainesJul 24, 2015 5:00 am - Sandra Bland investigators: No injuries that indicate a struggle The autopsy of a Naperville woman who was found dead in a Texas jail revealed no injuries that woul...
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How landmark Americans with Disabilities Act changed 3 livesJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act 25 years ago on Sunday expanded opportunities and accessibility for millions of people with disabilities. These three ...