Cook County
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Chief's service merits a saluteOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Sept. 30 represented the end of an era for the village of Fox River Grove. Chief Robert "Bob" Polston retired from the police department. Chief Polston has been patrolli...
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McDonald's reportedly set to add cappuccinosOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp. plans to make specialty coffee drinks available in all of its U.S. restaurants by the end of 2008, according to a published report Monday. The world's l...
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Police: Crash 'very complicated' to reconstructOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A month after a car plowed into a group of people who'd gathered to watch Schaumburg's Septemberfest fireworks display, police say they're still actively investigating t...
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No signal yet for Main, Prairie ValleyOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Ever since the Jewel-Osco at the corner of Routes 38 and 47 in Elburn opened its doors in May, traffic safety at the nearby intersection of Main Street (Rt. 47) and Prai...
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Warriors aim high, rise above St. FrancisOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Serve it up high and let the big boys go get it. Wheaton Academy beat a scrappy St. Francis team 5-0 in boys' soccer on Monday, with 3 of those goals scored on head shot...
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Gurnee approves vehicle recycling operationOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - After whiffing on its first attempt to gain Gurnee village board approval for a vehicle recycling operation, Auto Parts City smacked one out of the ballpark on its secon...
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Palatine OKs flood helpOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Several remedies to help with flooding in Palatine were approved Monday night by local officials. Some of the items were already in the works, but moved up due to the he...
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One big yearOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A little more than a year ago, Carpentersville trustees fashioned what officials believed was the state's first local law that would punish business owners and landlords...
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Singh, Pats score a winOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The Stevenson boys soccer is getting plenty of scoring these days. Patriots sophomore Sean Singh joined the act by scoring goals a minute apart in the first half and sen...
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Officials want lawmakers to restore fundingOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In Prospect Heights, state budget cuts jeopardize a flood-control project. In Downers Grove, they mean an agency working with the developmentally disabled...