Cook County
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Eastbound ramp shut down on I-290 near North AvenueSep 17, 2014 1:01 am - An exit ramp on eastbound I-290 leading to North Avenue near Elmhurst has been shut down because a truck rolled over, authorities said. Authorities said the truck rolle...
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Dawn Patrol: 1 hurt in house explosion; 6 cars, house damaged in DUISep 16, 2014 5:01 am - One injured in Elgin explosion A man suffered minor injuries when an explosion ripped through his Elgin home last night. The blast happened just before 10 p.m. on t...
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Chicago Bar Association releases judge recommendationsSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - The Chicago Bar Association, the state's second-largest organization of lawyers with about 21,000 members, released its recommendations for judicial candidates running i...
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Barrington hosts Lyme disease awareness walkSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - Walkers from Illinois and neighboring states will gather Sunday, Sept. 21, in Barrington for the sixth annual walk to build awareness of Lyme disease. The 2.5-mile walk...
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Dawn Patrol: Man killed by Wheeling police vehicle; Bears winSep 15, 2014 5:00 am - Des Plaines man struck, killed by Wheeling squad vehicle A Des Plaines man is dead after being struck by an on-duty Wheeling police officer in his squad vehicle ear...
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Closing arguments today Indian Park murder trialSep 15, 2014 1:01 am - Closing arguments are expected today in the trial of a Chicago man charged in the 2011 slaying of an Indian Head Park teen who walked in on a burlgarly, the Chicago Trib...
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Man convicted of killing teen during 2011 burglarySep 15, 2014 1:01 am - A guilty verdict was returned Monday against a parolee accused in the stabbing death of a West suburban girl during a 2011 burglary of her home. The jury deliberated for...
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Dawn Patrol: Woman found dead in Des Plaines pond; 9/11 ceremoniesSep 12, 2014 5:00 am - Suburban ceremonies recall loss of 9/11 A number of suburban communities held Sept. 11 remembrance ceremonies Thursday on the 13th anniversary of the terrorist atta...
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Editorial: Listening to all, towns can keep puppy mills out of pet salesSep 12, 2014 1:01 am - Arlington Heights has given itself 60 days to draw up a set of regulations for pet shops. Naperville is in its fourth month of debating what constitutes a puppy mill and...
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Chicago blusters through another record-setting cold daySep 12, 2014 1:00 am - Of all the things you were hoping for this year, was another record cold temperature one of them? It's no Polar Vortex out there, but it is unseasonably cold in Chicago....