Cook County
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Gasoline prices below $3 in Kane, DuPage, Lake countiesOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - Some suburban drivers are enjoying gasoline prices that dipped below $3 a gallon in some spots, the lowest price in almost four years, according to price-tracking websit...
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Quick start to early voting in suburbsOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - Early voting is off to a fast start in the suburbs, with some counties reporting twice as many voters casting ballots as during the same period for the 2010 gubernatoria...
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Dawn Patrol: Quinn, Rauner in feisty debate; how deputies' lives savedOct 21, 2014 5:01 am - Quinn, Rauner conclude debates with nonstop attacks Gov. Pat Quinn and challenger Bruce Rauner concluded a trio of televised debates last night in a feisty fashion....
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Scheme to smuggle marijuana into jail uncoveredOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - A Cook County jail guard, a Chicago police dispatcher and three inmates have been charged in what federal authorities say was a scheme to stuff marijuana and other contr...
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Suburban Cook County early voting off to strong startOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - About 8,300 suburban Cook County voters cast ballots Monday, the first day of early voting, which Cook County Clerk David Orr called a "strong start." "Monday's impressi...
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Dawn Patrol: Crystal Lake teen identified as crash victim; Bears lose again at homeOct 20, 2014 5:00 am - Crystal Lake teen identified as Lakewood crash victim The woman who died Saturday in a fiery rollover crash in Lakewood has been identified as a 19-year-old Crystal...
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Early voting problems arise in Cook County suburbsOct 20, 2014 1:01 am - Problems were reported in the Northwest suburbs of Cook County on the first day of early voting Monday - including one case of a Republican candidate being unable to vot...
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Police: Elgin woman starved dog on apartment balconyOct 20, 2014 1:01 am - A 24-year-old Elgin woman is accused of leaving two small dogs on her apartment balcony for a week, causing one of them to die of starvation, according to an Elgin polic...
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Winberie's closing after nearly 30 years in Buffalo GroveOct 18, 2014 1:01 am - Winberie's Restaurant & Bar - a Buffalo Grove fixture for nearly 30 years - will close its doors at the end of the month, but its owners plan to open a new eatery at the...
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Lucas fills in details on Chicago museumOct 18, 2014 1:01 am - George Lucas is filling in some details on his planned art and movie memorabilia museum, including how the California native settled on Chicago as a location over San Fr...