Cook County
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Dawn Patrol: Hit-and-run hurts motorcyclist in Pingree Grove; Kennedy bluesJun 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Motorcyclist hurt in head-on collision in Pingree Grove An 18-year-old Bartlett woman is being investigated for hit-and-run and driving under the influence after st...
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Composting gains steam in suburban schools, homesJun 11, 2014 5:30 am - On an ordinary afternoon at Kaufman Dining Hall at North Central College in Naperville, hundreds of students will do something quietly extraordinary: They'll scrape unea...
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Former Cook County jail inmate sues over conditionsJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - A former Cook County jail inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging that for much of the time he was locked up he was denied, food, water and was forced to sleep on the floor....
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Heavy rain causing flooded streets in northern suburbsJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - The rain continues to fall hard in the northern suburbs, causing some flooded streets and slow commute times. Meteorologists said showers are likely this morning, mainly...
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Sheriff's deputies find alligator during evictionJun 11, 2014 1:01 am - The Cook County sheriff's office reported finding an alligator in a Chicago apartment while enforcing an eviction order Wednesday morning on the South Side. The 13-inch ...
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Dawn Patrol: Metea mourns teacher; Dist. 34 kindergarten unconstitutional?Jun 10, 2014 5:01 am - Metea Valley mourns young teacher, coach Metea Valley High School in Aurora mourns the loss of science teacher and coach Michael Riley Wegrzyn, who died Friday afte...
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Harvey to name community center after Maya AngelouJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press Officials in South suburban Harvey have voted to name the town's community center after late poet Maya Angelou. Council members voted 6-0 on Monday nigh...
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Dawn Patrol: Double murder in Waukegan; Cab driver dies in crashJun 09, 2014 5:00 am - Woman, daughter, dog killed in Waukegan A 53-year-old Waukegan man is in police custody after police believe he killed his wife, daughter and dog Sunday night. Poli...
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Basketball tournament raising money for St. JudeJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - A story in Tuesday's pre-printed Neighbor edition about a memorial basketball tournament should have said the name of the mother who donated a portion of her liver i...
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Japan Festival highlights the nation's past and presentJun 08, 2014 1:01 am - Those who attended the 32nd annual Japan Festival in Arlington Heights could often travel hundreds of years simply by walking from one room to another. Organizers of the...