Cook County
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Wave's Winters nabs 3rd at SCCSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - In a sport where patience often pays off, Marmion's Tim Johnson used controlled aggression to his advantage Wednesday at Mill Creek Golf Club. Johnson, a sophomore, earn...
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Naperville mom anxious to open Paint It YoursSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Tammy Hockett knows a little bit about craft projects. When you're looking for ways to stay close to your 10-year-old twin daughters and keep them and their friends ente...
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Who's responsible for getting rid of graffiti at Metra station?Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A racial slur spray-painted onto a light pole at Schaumburg's Metra station apparently has remained there for more than a month amid confusion over who's responsible for...
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Catch Bavarian feverSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - With fall in the air, it must be time to strike up the band. Bavarian band, that is. Octoberfest celebrations are turning up across the suburbs, and with them come authe...
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Hispanic workers allege discrimination at Aurora plantSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A group of Hispanic employees say they faced a hostile work environment even before being fired last week from Ballco Manufacturing. They filed complaints today against ...
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Deerfield man gets jail for underage drinking partySep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - There was really only one question to be answered at the sentencing hearing for a Deerfield couple convicted of allowing an underage drinking party in their house that l...
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Quick dash or leisurely stroll?Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - This is the time of year when most people want to slow down and take a leisurely stroll through Morton Arboretum to enjoy fall's color show. Yet hundreds of runners will...
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Phillips Park fest offers fun for whole familySep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Even the most hard-to-please child should have a good time at Aurora's Phillips Park Fall Festival. The free annual fest offers pretty much anything and everything a chi...
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Eat, drink, be merry at village's OktoberfestSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - There will be jugglers, an oompah band, hayrides and plenty of beer flowing at Oktoberfest in Carol Stream. The village will reprise its annual German festival Saturday ...
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Sales-tax increase would more than cover deficitSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - With a $750 million sales tax-increase vote scheduled for Monday, Cook County administrators revealed Wednesday that next year's deficit is less than half that amount: $...