Cook County
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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...
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Dawn Patrol: Fire at Arlington Hts. home; Elgin teacher wins honorMay 20, 2014 5:01 am - Fire damages Arlington Heights home A fire yesterday morning did $100,000 in damage to an Arlington Heights home. Smoke and heat heavily damaged much of the first f...
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Large hail falls on suburbs; flood advisory issued especially in DuPageMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory Tuesday night for DuPage and southern Cook counties after storms brought big hail and wind as well as buckets of rai...
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Dawn Patrol: Iraq War veteran killed in crash; Blackawks winMay 19, 2014 5:00 am - Pension penalties fall, but some schools owe $100,000-plus Elgin Area Unit District U-46 and Community Unit District 300 were hit with six-figure penalties for givi...
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Fire damages Arlington Heights homeMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - A fire did an estimated $100,000 in damage to a single-family home Monday morning in Arlington Heights. A neighbor noticed smoke and flames coming from the home on the 3...
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Judge: Hospital personnel can testify in Howard murder trialMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - Attorneys plan insanity defense in Hoffman Estates murder trial