Cook County
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Dawn Patrol: Teen recovering after arm caught in ski lift machineryMar 04, 2014 4:00 am - Snowboard park employee recovering from injury A 17-year-old employee at Raging Buffalo Snowboard and Ski Park near Algonquin whose arm became entangled in machiner...
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Suburbs could pay more under graduated income taxMar 04, 2014 12:00 am - A growing campaign for a graduated income tax in Illinois could push more of the total tax burden onto some areas of the suburbs, where median incomes far outpace state ...
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Madigan urges issuing same-sex marriage licenses nowMar 04, 2014 12:00 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says her office will side with same-sex couples who sue to get marriage licenses before June 1. A federal court decision allowed f...
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Lawyers announce judicial recommendationsMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - The Chicago Council of Lawyers announced its recommendations for judicial candidates running in the March 18 primary election. The Council rates candidates as "well qual...
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Dawn Patrol: Gire on the Oscars; suburban Ukrainians speak outMar 03, 2014 12:01 am - Gire, suburban film fans celebrate Oscars in Wheaton Though Daily Herald Film Critic Dann Gire called this year's Academy Award nominee field one of the "tightest, ...
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Suburban teams dance their way to wins at big competitionMar 02, 2014 12:01 am - The northwest suburbs were well represented among the winners at the Team Dance Illinois Championships Sunday in Peoria. Eight area dance teams left the Peoria Civic Cen...
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Early voting opens Monday, March 3Mar 02, 2014 12:01 am - Early voting for the March 18, 2014 gubernatorial primary election begins Monday, March 3. Nearly 500 candidates are on the ballot for 369 races in Cook County, which in...
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Jimmy Fallon, Chicago mayor take a chilly dipMar 02, 2014 12:00 am - Comedian Jimmy Fallon took a quick but icy dip in Lake Michigan — dressed in a full suit and tie — eyes bulging as he darted out of the slushy water and headed straight ...
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Two weeks before Election Day, early voting startsFeb 28, 2014 4:30 am - If you've had enough, you can be done Monday. The ads. The sniping. The scandals that are tough to even understand. It can all be over. Traditional early voting in the...
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Dawn Patrol: Governor candidates on attack; fake website in 8th raceFeb 28, 2014 4:00 am - Republican governor candidates sharpen attacks With a few days to go before early voting starts in Illinois, state Sens. Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady sharpened their...