Cook County
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One dead in traffic-snarling accident on Rt. 20Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - An Elgin man was killed in a crash at 6 a.m. Wednesday on Route 20 at Shales Parkway in Elgin, forcing the closure of the road for five hours and snarling traffic while ...
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Briefs: Circuit City store hosts Bulls guardSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS -- Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich will appear today to open Circuit City's newest store at the corner of Palatine and Rand roads. As part of the gran...
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Forum to help veterans set for tonightSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Residents interested in helping returning veterans can attend a public meeting at 7 p.m. today at Forest View Educational Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road in Arlington Heig...
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It's a piece of cake for PerkinsSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Hersey's Annie Perkins realized she'd experience some rough days this season as a sophomore playing at No. 1 singles. That was confirmed when she went up against the lik...
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More Thomas train sets recalledSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Oak Brook-based RC2 Corp., the designer of collectible toys, said it's voluntarily recalling 269,000 Chinese-made Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway products, the second su...
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Suburban sites added to list of endangered landmarksSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Landmarks Illinois has named two Northwest suburban historical and architectural treasures to its sixth annual Chicagoland Watch List: the Harmening homestead near Hanov...
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Lindblad fall recital Saturday in Mt. ProspectSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Students from Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Palatine, and Prospect Heights will participate in Paul Lindblad Choristers Fall Recital at 7 p.m. Saturday at South Church, 5...
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Train horns to fall silent Oct. 12Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The Canadian National train line will officially go quiet Oct. 12. The 10 towns along the line in Lake and Cook counties filed paperwork for a quiet corridor last Thurs...
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Village staff recommends rejecting developmentSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A lot of residents showed up last week for a public hearing involving Brandt's restaurant. But that meeting had to be postponed until Nov. 6 because one of the developer...
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Learning chess from a grandmasterSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Six-year-old Tristan Cooper's gaze follows the pieces on the checkered board in front of him. The enraptured first-grader is the youngest member of a new ches...