Cook County
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Route 59 crash in Hoffman Estates sends one to hospitalNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - A multivehicle crash at Route 59 and Golf Road in Hoffman Estates sent one person to the hospital early Tuesday, fire officials said. Paramedics were called to the crash...
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Pilot dies after crashing into Chicago houseNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - A small twin-engine cargo plane crashed into a home on Chicago's southwest side Tuesday, killing the pilot but sparing a couple who were asleep just inches away. The Aer...
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Chicago man resentenced in 2010 Wheeling rapeNov 18, 2014 12:01 am - A man whose 2011 rape conviction was overturned now has pleaded guilty in exchange for a sentence that is less than half the original 30 years. Matthew Schaffer of Chic...
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What's your one word for this cold weather?Nov 18, 2014 12:00 am - Brutal. Different. Freezing. Frosty. With this recent round of unseasonably cold weather, we wondered what one word you would use to describe the conditions. Photojourna...
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Archbishop Cupich speaks of protecting children, holding others accountableNov 18, 2014 12:00 am - Blase Cupich became the archbishop of Chicago on Tuesday after his predecessor handed him a bishop's staff and relinquished the chair that symbolizes the leadership of t...
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Suburban Catholics see 'something new' in Blase CupichNov 17, 2014 4:30 am - Suburban Catholics ready for the installation of Blase Cupich
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Dawn Patrol: Wirewalker Wallenda in St. Charles; Bears get winNov 17, 2014 4:01 am - Nik Wallenda talks about the power of faith in St. Charles Two weeks after he captivated the nation with a high-wire act over downtown Chicago, professional daredev...
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New I-90 bridge over Fox: How do you build in a river?Nov 17, 2014 4:00 am - At dawn today, wind willing, two hoists will lift a 190,000-pound beam from a waiting truck on the Jane Addams Tollway and heave it onto columns rising about 40 feet abo...
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Cupich's homily: helping poor, reforming immigrationNov 17, 2014 12:01 am - Associated Press The bishop set to become the leader of the third-largest diocese in the United States vowed Monday night that he will be active in the Chicago community...
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Cold will linger throughout the week, meteorologists sayNov 17, 2014 12:01 am - A weather system bringing in the coldest air of the season into the region also is expected to deliver a massive lake-effect snowfall east of the Great Lakes. AccuWeathe...