Cook County
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Stab wounds too hard to look at in Howard murder trialMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - Grim photographic evidence of the vicious attacks against three members of a Hoffman Estates family led some people to leave the courtroom and defendant D'Andre Howard t...
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Pension changes hit roadblocks as legislative session endsMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers didn't touch proposals dealing with pensions for suburban police officers and firefighters and Cook County employees before leaving the Capitol. ...
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Kirk voices new allegations from Hines hospital staffMay 30, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says he's met with doctors from Edward Hines Jr. VA hospital who tell him "boxes and boxes" of echocardiograms went unread for weeks and that some pa...
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Dawn Patrol: Hawks win in double OT; Naperville man dies in I-55 crashMay 29, 2014 5:00 am - Hawks win in double overtime The Chicago Blackhawks stayed alive last night by beating the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. Michal Hand...
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Grandmother's mental fitness at issue in murder caseMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - A doctor says a South suburban woman is unfit to stand trial for the death of her 6-month-old granddaughter. The Southtown Star reported Alfreda Giedrojc will have a he...
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Cook County pension plan faces possible final voteMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers Wednesday set up a final vote over whether Cook County can cut its workers' pension benefits and ...
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School releases diplomas withheld over cap-tossingMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - Administrators at a suburban high school have had a change of heart after withholding diplomas from an entire class because some students defied instructions not to toss...
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Illinois House advances Cook County pension planMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A plan to overhaul Cook County's pension system by increasing county payments and reducing some benefits for employees cleared another hurdle. A House comm...
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Paramedic recalls Laura Engelhardt asking, 'Am I going to die?'May 29, 2014 1:00 am - Eighteen-year-old Laura Engelhardt had one question as paramedics rushed her by ambulance to the hospital after a knife attack on her family on April 17, 2009. “Am I goi...
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Region to get manufacturing help from federal governmentMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - The Chicago area has been designated one of 12 "Manufacturing Communities" by the U.S. Department of Commerce, entitling it to $1.3 billion in future federal funding in ...