Cook County
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How do you build I-290 bridge with 80,000 cars a day?Aug 29, 2014 1:01 am - The bridge-in-progress, now little more than girders resting on concrete, stretches out over a live roadway, looking from a distance like a child's half-finished Erector...
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Two firefighters help rescue driver, 15 passengers in O'Hare bus crashAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Two Chicago firefighters headed to work Friday morning helped rescue a shuttle bus driver and 15 passengers after the bus struck a concrete barrier near the terminal at ...
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Monument dedicated at Burr Oak CemeteryAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - A monument has been dedicated at a South suburban cemetery that was the site of grave desecration scandal uncovered in 2009. Gov. Pat Quinn and Cook County Sheriff Tom ...
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Dawn Patrol: Three fires in St. Charles; Libertyville to reconsider gamblingAug 28, 2014 5:00 am - St. Charles firefighters battle three fires in one day Fires in St. Charles yesterday shuttered a downtown restaurant, damaged the attic of a single-family home and...
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Dawn Patrol: Man killed by train; No tollway speed limit increaseAug 27, 2014 5:30 am - Metra train strikes, kills man in Des Plaines A man in his 40s died after he was hit by an outbound Metra train on the Union Pacific/Northwest Line late yesterday a...
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Chicago gives Jackie Robinson West champions heroes' welcomeAug 27, 2014 1:00 am - The ballpark gleams, exactly as the home of the Little League World Series national championship team should. Free of graffiti and absent so much as a kid's initials car...
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Schakowsky: House GOP to blame for gridlockAug 27, 2014 1:00 am - Federal legislative action is being hampered by House Republicans who refuse to compromise, says seven-term Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. The 9th District inc...
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Dawn Patrol: Suburbanite wins Emmy; grandson charged in murderAug 26, 2014 5:01 am - Suburban native wins Emmy for 'Modern Family' Gail Mancuso, of Melrose Park and River Forest, won an Emmy award last night for directing for the smash-hit comedy se...
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Severe thunderstorm warning for Cook, Lake counties expiresAug 26, 2014 1:01 am - A severe thunderstorm warning issued for northwestern Cook and Lake counties was allowed to expire at 10:45 a.m., according the National Weather Service. The line of sto...
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Dawn Patrol: Hot, oppressive today; Chicago cheers Little LeaguersAug 25, 2014 5:01 am - Near-record heat and oppressive humidity expected Monday Temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s today, approaching a record high and producing a heat index ...