Cook County
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Preckwinkle names new chief of staffAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - Tasha R. Green Cruzat has been named Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's new chief of staff, replacing Kimberly Foxx, who has announced she will run for Cook ...
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Coaches, parents hesitant to talk to kids about Patrick Kane investigationAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - Local hockey coaches like Sylvain Turcotte cite a “Blackhawks effect” the championship hockey team has brought to their organizations in recent years. More kids than ev...
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Dawn Patrol: Driver dies in Barrington Hills; Pixar founder at Willow CreekAug 06, 2015 5:00 am - Hoffman Estates man dies in Barrington Hills crash A Hoffman Estates man died in a one-vehicle crash in Barrington Hills on yesterday afternoon. Barrington Hills of...
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Jail guard accused of watching porn with inmatesAug 06, 2015 1:00 am - A Cook County correctional officer and two inmates all face charges after the trio watched pornography on a cellphone in the jail's barbershop, the Cook County sheriff's...
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Tiny Lakemoor gets big bucks from red-light camerasAug 05, 2015 5:30 am - More than 50,000 vehicles pass through the intersection of routes 12 and 120 in Lakemoor every day. Village officials need 50 of those drivers to get caught by red-light...
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Dawn Patrol: O'Hare chief talks nighttime noise (and goats); stolen dog returnsAug 05, 2015 5:00 am - O'Hare chief talks nighttime noise and diagonal runways Chicago's new Aviation Commissioner Ginger Evans says it's not the suburbs versus Chicago when it comes to O...
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Dawn Patrol: Lake County tornado beat sirens; family remembers St. Charles man who drownedAug 04, 2015 5:00 am - Sirens went off after tornado passed The tornado that tore through Lake County Sunday happened so quickly that some communities didn't have time to sound their sire...
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Route 53 ramp reopens at Lake-Cook RoadAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - The northbound ramp to westbound Lake-Cook Road has reopened at Route 53 after a semi-truck that rolled into the ditch was cleared, authorities said. The ramp was shut ...
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Dawn Patrol: Wood Dale man killed when tent crashes; tornado reported in GrayslakeAug 03, 2015 5:00 am - Wood Dale man killed in festival tent crash A Wood Dale man was killed and 20 others were injured when a large tent was blown into the air, then crashed down to the...
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Funnel cloud reported near GrayslakeAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - Several streets are closed in Grayslake after a possible funnel cloud touched down Sunday night causing widespread damage. High winds damaged the roof of Grayslake Cent...