Cook County
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Endorsements: Silvestri, Schneider, Doody-Gorman for Cook County BoardOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - District 9: Silvestri We are pleased to be able to endorse Peter Silvestri, something we haven't been able to do previously because we do not endorse candidates who...
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Nine years for woman who supplied fatal dose of heroin in WheatonOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - A 34-year-old Summit woman was sentenced to nine years in prison Wednesday for supplying her friend with a fatal dose of heroin in 2012 in Wheaton. Jennifer Nere will be...
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Dawn Patrol: Ebola measures in suburbs; Biden in suburbs next weekOct 14, 2014 5:01 am - Suburban hospitals play it safe with Ebola; one patient put in isolation A patient placed in isolation at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin while being assessed fo...
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Trial to begin for former cop charged with assaulting woman in Villa ParkOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - The trial of a former Maywood police officer accused of picking up a woman while on duty and later sexually assaulting her at a Villa Park hotel will begin Wednesday. Du...
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Dawn Patrol: Bears win 27-13; Stevenson home receives landmark statusOct 13, 2014 5:00 am - Adlai E. Stevenson home receives landmark status The Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home formally was designated a National Historic Landmark yesterday in a ceremony a...
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Chance of severe storms mainly south this eveningOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - Strong thunderstorms with wind gusts in excess of 60 mph could hit the area this evening, the National Weather Service is reporting. Any of these storms could produce he...
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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 ...