Cook County
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10 major stories of 2014 in the Northwest suburbsDec 28, 2014 10:00 pm - Here's a look as some of the bigger stories this year in the Northwest suburbs: Downtown plan dies Developer Chuck Malk's vision of a $360 million overhaul of the c...
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Northwest suburban Cook County court cases of 2014Dec 28, 2014 12:01 am - A Hoffman Estates family devastated by an early-morning attack in April 2009 waited five years for justice. They got it in 2014 in the form of three life sentences for 2...
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Notable 2014 deaths in Chicago area and IllinoisDec 26, 2014 4:30 am - Jane Byrne: The first and only woman elected mayor of Chicago, her single term garnered mixed reviews, but her legacy — reviving Chicago as a film capital, encouragi...
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Dawn Patrol: Minivan slams into house; Navy recruits get ChristmasDec 26, 2014 4:01 am - Minivan rolls through 3 rooms of Bloomingdale house No one was injured after a minivan slammed into a Bloomingdale home, breaking through three rooms before coming ...
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Restoration work set for suburban forest preserveDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - Restoration work begins this month on hundreds of acres of Cook County preserve land near Wheeling. In a statement, forest preserve officials say contractors will remov...
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School candidates' ballot order lottery on MondayDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - Cook County Clerk David Orr will hold lotteries at 10 a.m. Monday to determine ballot order for suburban school board candidates who filed their petitions at the same ti...
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Fortunes change for homeless Little League champDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - The last few months have brought a dramatic change in fortunes for one player on Chicago's national champion Little League team. Thirteen-year-old Jaheim Benton of the J...
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Notable Northwest suburban deaths in 2014Dec 26, 2014 12:00 am - We said goodbye to several notable Northwest suburban residents in 2014. They left indelible marks on their communities through impressive accomplishments and dedicated ...
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Cupich, Jackson address jail inmatesDec 25, 2014 12:01 am - Chicago's new archbishop and the city's best-known civil rights leader each delivered Christmas messages of hope to inmates at one of the nation's largest jails Thursday...
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Gay blood donor restrictions discriminatory. congressman saysDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - An Illinois congressman says he's disappointed federal health officials still favor limiting when gay men can donate blood. Rep. Mike Quigley has been working to reverse...