Cook County
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From keyboard cats to snoring bulldogs, pets bring comic relief to owners working from homeDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - For pet owners, working from home during the pandemic means coping with cats scampering across computer keyboards during Zoom meetings and pooches barking over phone cal...
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Elgin police report shots firedDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Shots were fired Saturday morning on the 800 block of Adams Street in Elgin, according to Elgin police. Police said officers responded to a call reporting the shots at 6...
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Letter: Charge the wealthy to recharge EVsDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Politicians are fond of telling their constituents that rich people and greedy corporations need to pay their fair share. So how come these same politicians gave a very...
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Details key to rating Build Back BetterDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - Two letters appeared in the Dec. 20 Fencepost. One calls for Senate approval of Build Back Better for it's social safety net provisions. That letter must be referencing...
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Oak Brook police, DuPage state's attorney issue call for witnesses to Oakbrook Center shootingDec 25, 2021 12:00 am - The investigation continued Saturday into Thursday's gunfight between two men at Oakbrook Center mall that wounded four, including one of the suspects, and kept shoppers...
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New Year's concerts: Suburban, Chicago venues counting down to the new yearDec 24, 2021 5:00 am - As we celebrate this weekend's holidays, the new year lies in wait just around the corner. If you don't already have your plans set, here are some of the big shows in su...
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Hoffman Estates woman, 96, goes all out for Christmas, including a two-story treeDec 24, 2021 5:00 am - Hoffman Estates woman, 96, goes all out for Christmas, including a two-story tree
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Barrington's mayor has advice for other towns on freight train linesDec 24, 2021 4:33 am - A suburban mayor who has spent years trying to mitigate the effects of more freight train traffic in her community said that for towns facing that same situation now, it...
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Cookie conundrum: How friends, strangers helped Arlington Heights man maintain a holiday traditionDec 24, 2021 4:30 am - It was five days before Christmas and Neil Hemmer's family was facing a holiday challenge: For the first time in Hemmer's memory, there would be no Christmas cookies fro...
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New Lake County program will help businesses go greenDec 24, 2021 4:25 am - Lake County is set to launch a new program regarded as an innovative way for businesses to finance a variety of energy efficiency and related projects. The Lake County B...