Cook County
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Resident near plane crash thinks pilot saved livesOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - A Palos Hills woman who lives across the street from the vacant lot where a small plane crashed, killing three, says she thinks the pilot found the one spot to crash whe...
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State police: 15 pounds of marijuana seized from Elgin man's homeOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - A 22-year-old Elgin man faces felony charges after authorities seized from his home 15 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $50,000, state police said. Victor H. Galva...
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Residents say pilot's actions spared lives on the groundOct 13, 2014 1:00 am - People living in South suburban Palos Hills looked at scattered pieces of a small plane and wondered Monday if the last act of the pilot before his death was to spare re...
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WINGS second in nationwide Allstate fundraising challengeOct 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Coming in second turned out to be a cause for celebration at WINGS, the Palatine-based agency that serves domestic abuse victims in the Northwest suburbs. Its officials ...
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Stabbing suspect also accused of hate crimeOct 12, 2014 1:01 am - A 26-year-old South suburban man faces charges of attempted first-degree murder and committing a hate crime after stabbing an elderly black woman in a grocery store, aut...
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Despite $1.9 million investment, Cook court parking fees abandonedOct 11, 2014 7:30 am - No one was fond of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's plans to charge a parking fee at the county's six courthouses, but it was the unions that finally got h...
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Deer Park event promotes breast cancer awarenessOct 11, 2014 1:01 am - Among the people who attended Saturday's breast cancer awareness at Deer Park Town Center were survivors, some still battling the disease. Some attended in memory of a l...
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Dawn Patrol: Quinn, Rauner debate taxes, economy; Hinsdale teacher dealOct 10, 2014 5:01 am - Taxes, economy at issue in Quinn-Rauner debate Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner continued their monthslong battle over taxes and the economy in...
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160-year sentence for girl's killerOct 10, 2014 1:01 am - A man convicted of stabbing to death a suburban high school freshman during a 2011 burglary of her home has been sentenced to 160 years in prison. John Wilson Jr. was se...
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Metra asks for 68 percent fare hike over 10 yearsOct 09, 2014 10:00 am - Although a final vote isn't until November, a majority of Metra leaders Thursday committed to a proposal to raise fares an average of 10.8 percent in 2015 followed by in...