Cook County
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Bond denied for former priestMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - A defrocked Catholic priest and convicted child molester has been denied bond after being charged in a sex crime that authorities say occurred in 2005. Daniel McCormack ...
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Cook County president lobbies for pension fixMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has visited the state Capitol in Springfield to lobby for pension reform. The Chicago Democrat attended meetin...
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Rolling Meadows man faces child porn chargesMay 22, 2014 1:01 am - A 59-year-old Rolling Meadows man is charged with possession and distribution of child pornography. Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez announced charges against...
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50 pounds of dynamite found in suburban homeMay 22, 2014 1:00 am - Authorities in Evergreen Park found 50 pounds of dynamite in the basement of an elderly man's home. The Chicago Sun-Times reported the 24 sticks of dynamite weighing 50 ...
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Kirk wants probe of Hines VA hospitalMay 22, 2014 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said Thursday that there is new evidence of a “culture of corruption” at a veterans hospital in the Western suburbs and that a federal investigation ...
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Dawn Patrol: Hail, floods in suburbs; lawsuit against Grayslake schoolMay 21, 2014 5:01 am - Storms pound suburbs Baseball-sized hail up to 2.75 inches in diameter were reported in southern Cook County and reports of 1- to 2-inch hail were common elsewhere,...
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Legislation could close Medinah golf course tax loopholeMay 21, 2014 5:00 am - An investigation into big tax breaks sought by suburban golf courses that spurred legislative action. Why the highest-paid school district official in the state might su...
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Third Rolling Meadows fire station back on tableMay 21, 2014 5:00 am - The Rolling Meadows City Council voted 4-3 Tuesday to investigate building a small third fire station on Algonquin Road after it voted by the same margin a month ago to ...
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Theft suspect dies after police use stun gunMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - Authorities say a South suburban man has died two weeks after police used a stun gun on him. The Cook County medical examiner says 23-year-old Dominique Franklin of Sauk...
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Suburbs cleaning up after storms roll through areaMay 21, 2014 1:01 am - The heavy storms have moved on and now people are able to see the damage caused by powerful storms Tuesday night. Hail the size of golf balls were recorded in Aurora an...