Cook County
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...
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28-year-old pedestrian dies in Palatine car crashSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - A car fatally struck a 28-year-old man early this morning in Palatine on Rand Road. Witnesses say another person was with the deceased, and police are waiting for that p...
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Suburbanite bikes 22,500 miles to a dreamSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The red marker line on a map outlining the bike trip that Isai Madriz is about to embark on snakes all the way from Montgomery to Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip ...
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Cemetery can be moved for O'Hare, court rulesSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - A federal appeals court today dealt a devastating blow to opponents of O'Hare Airport expansion when it ruled a small cemetery near Bensenville could be bulldozed by the...
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Local gadfly at center of fake interview maelstromSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not like Rob Sherman -- probably the suburbs' best-known atheist -- is adverse to publicity. But when reporters called demanding to know when he interviewed preside...
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Healing or not 9/11 events keep us closeSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Cars packed the village hall parking lot Tuesday for Hoffman Estates' Sept. 11 remembrance. Village Clerk Bev Romanoff said 175 people attended the event, which featured...
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Rosh Hashanah begins todaySep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the Jewish calendar, started at sunset Wednesday. It will continue through Friday evening. The holiday always falls in September or Octob...
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1 dead in fire on Chicago's North SideSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago authorities are investigating the body of a man who was found in a burning apartment building on Chicago's North Side. Police have called the fire "suspicious" ...
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Governor bails out CTA, but not PaceSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich came through with a temporary bailout offer for the CTA on Wednesday but apparently left Pace out of a deal that has yet to gain approval from an ov...
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A teacher and then pastor, if he could get back to churchSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The Rev. Bill Shields is being remembered by friends and colleagues as a man of conviction, a priest deeply devoted to his flock -- and the occasional absent-mindedness....