Cook County
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Why is Ryan still free?Oct 31, 2021 6:07 pm - With little left to rule on now that an appellate court has taken over her case, U.S. District Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer was left Wednesday to attend to the menial details...
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Kirk calls for boycott over BP dumpingOct 31, 2021 5:55 pm - After outcry over a permit extension that allows oil company BP to continue dumping ammonia and mercury into Lake Michigan, Rep. Mark Kirk urged a boycott of the company...
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Z Trim founder resigns, stock slidesOct 31, 2021 5:53 pm - Shares for Mundelein-based Z Trim Holdings Inc. Tuesday tumbled about 13 percent after founder and Chief Executive Gregory J. Halpern left with a severance package. Halp...
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Man guilty of '98 Palatine molestationOct 31, 2021 5:59 pm - The memory of her molestation was nearly a decade old by the time the now-17-year-old girl took the stand. Yet her testimony was articulate, clear, unshaken and "incredi...
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Kirk bill's focus is on student safetyOct 31, 2021 5:54 pm - Rep. Mark Kirk admits teachers and school administrators already have the right to search a student's bag or locker if they suspect weapons or drugs are inside. But the ...
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Get out, even if it hurts a littleOct 31, 2021 5:57 pm - Q. I have been friends with "Jen" for 15 years. Over the last few years, and particularly in recent months, I have come to realize that Jen is not a very good friend. W...
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Activist's impact empowers both sidesOct 31, 2021 5:48 pm - Two days after federal officials ushered Elvira Arellano back to Mexico, deporting the illegal immigrant-turned-activist who holed up in a Chicago church for more than a...
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Calabrese references 'Godfather' on standOct 31, 2021 5:51 pm - A combative Frank Calabrese Sr. continued his testimony on the stand Monday in the Family Secrets mob case, comparing his brother to "Fredo" of the "Godfather" movies. "...
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More rules on teenage driversOct 31, 2021 5:48 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Attention, 15-year-olds: It's about to get a lot harder to get a driver's license in Illinois. Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law Monday a series of pro...
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Italian beef, chicken parmesan spice up menu at Gratzie PizzeriaOct 31, 2021 5:49 pm - During the eight months that Gratzie Pizzeria has been open in Hanover Park, customers are finding it offers much more than Chicago-style pizza. Sandwiches, homemade sou...