Cook County
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Barrington's Rose School to reopen WednesdayAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - School will be back in session Wednesday at Barbara B. Rose School in Barrington Area Unit District 220, one day after it was closed because of a septic line problem. Su...
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Schaumburg man gets 25 years for drunk-driving deathsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Schaumburg man who killed two children when he slammed, drunk. into a family minivan two years ago was sentenced today to 25 years in prison. Ralph Pollock, 48, ple...
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Courts turn to probation with life skills classesAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Criminals in Cook County looking to avoid prison can't just strap on electronic home monitoring bracelets and visit probation officers anymore. Many of them now have to ...
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State to expand online payment of business taxesAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Revenue is expected to announce expansion plans this fall for its electronic withholding tax filing program for businesses. Since the pilot pr...
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Relief as river begins to recedeAug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - With the shores of the Des Plaines River halfway down his driveway, all Tom Hooper can do is wait. The back half of his property in the flood-prone Big Bend Drive neighb...
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Odds Ryan will do time?Aug 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The unusual order granting former Gov. George Ryan freedom while he seeks another appeal of his corruption conviction unleashed speculation that he may never be put behi...
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Take on the TickerAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Nancy Coutu is founder of Money Manager Advisory Inc., Oak Brook The Bank of America and three other banks borrowed about $500 million from the Federal Reserve Bank last...
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They're not idols, but they're still greatAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Ben Brown - "Come Fly With Me" (Audio MP3) Mundelein's Ben Brown hoped his rendition of "Try a Little Tenderness" could win the hearts of "American Idol" judges at a...
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Four counties declared state disaster areasAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Using the rising floodwaters of the Chain O' Lakes as a backdrop, Gov. Rod Blagojevich declared Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties state disaster areas Friday. The st...
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Shallow roots may be culprit in uprooted treesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - For someone with a huge oak tree resting on her roof and deck, Debbie Williams was relatively unfazed. "We're counting our blessings," the Medinah resident said Friday....