Cook County
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Dart easily wins nomination for re-electionMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart won the Democratic nomination in his bid for a third term Tuesday, easily outpacing the three other candidates in the primary. Unoffi...
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Rauner sweeps suburban vote from DillardMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - When state Sen. Kirk Dillard narrowly lost his bid for the GOP gubernatorial nod in 2010, he blamed the glut of fellow suburban candidates on his inability to shore up e...
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Gorman handily wins GOP primary for Cook County Dist. 17Mar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Cook County Commissioner Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman has held off a primary challenge from a Burr Ridge doctor to win the Republican primary in the 17th District. With ...
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Santos, Avila, Bradford lead for MWRD boardMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - Cynthia Santos, Frank Avila and Tim Bradford appear to have cruised to easy victories in the Democratic primary for three nominations to the Metropolitan Water Reclamati...
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Cardinal expected to leave hospital later this weekMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Cardinal Francis George, hospitalized since Friday with flu-like symptoms, is expected to be released from the hospital later this week, archdiocese officials said Tuesd...
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Weather affecting primary election campaignsMar 17, 2014 5:00 am - The awful winter weather that dogged the suburbs for months also made the campaign season for local candidates harder than usual as volunteers have had to hammer yard si...
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Dawn Patrol: Oasis closes; pedestrian killed by trainMar 17, 2014 5:00 am - Saying goodbye to the Des Plaines Oasis Apart from notices at both entrances of the Des Plaines Oasis, there was little indication yesterday that the structure was ...
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HUD awards Cook, DuPage counties another $64 million in flood reliefMar 17, 2014 1:01 am - Suburban Cook and DuPage counties will receive nearly $64 million in additional federal disaster relief to assist communities still recovering from last spring's record ...
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Hoffman grad wins prestigious Gates Cambridge ScholarshipMar 17, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg native Michelle Kelley still cannot wrap her head around it: Next year at this time, she'll be a graduate student at the University of Cambridge in England, p...
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8th District primary among suburbs' hottest racesMar 16, 2014 8:00 am - Eighth Congressional District GOP rivals Manju Goel and Larry Kaifesh started their campaigns seeing eye to eye on most every major issue. Their shared criticisms of the...