Cook County
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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 ...
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Ex-girlfriend describes killings in Howard trialMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - A tearful Amanda Engelhardt told jurors today that she fell asleep after a prolonged argument with former boyfriend D'Andre Howard and awoke to find him holding a knife ...
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After jury chosen, Howard tries to fire lawyersMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - After 12 jurors and three alternates had been chosen to hear evidence in his murder trial, D'Andre Howard informed the judge Tuesday that he wanted to fire his assistant...
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Pedestrian struck, killed by train near Arlington ParkMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - A pedestrian was hit and killed by a Metra train this morning near the Arlington Park train station, officials said. Metra spokesman Tom Miller said trains were delayed...
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Dawn Patrol: 1 dead in Huntley shooting; Hawks down 3-1 in seriesMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - 1 dead, 2 hurt in Huntley shooting One person was dead and two relatives were injured after a shooting last night in Huntley, police said. Mark R. Grundei, 50, shot...
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10 stories you may have missed over the weekendMay 27, 2014 5:00 am - 1. Hope, Patti and Joel Clousing say, is what they always had for their 19-year-old son Keenan — despite the seven trips to rehab, the multiple stints in jail, the three...