Cook County
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Dawn Patrol: Lawmakers look at soda tax; Mundelein ready to buy landFeb 27, 2014 4:30 am - Legislators look at soda tax, energy drink ban Some Illinois lawmakers have their sights set on bans and taxes for caffeinated and sugary drinks. Proposed legislati...
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Lawsuit alleges 'sadistic violence' at Cook County jailFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Guards at one of the nation's largest jails systematically engage in "sadistic violence and brutality" against inmates, according to a federal class-action lawsuit filed...
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Dawn Patrol: Schaumburg buys more road salt; grocery store in limboFeb 26, 2014 4:30 am - Schaumburg buys 1,000 more tons of road salt Trustees paid the $221,456 bill for 1,000 additional tons of road salt last night and authorized the purchase of 400 to...
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COD trustees reimbursed for driving to meetingsFeb 26, 2014 4:30 am - Two elected College of DuPage trustees charged taxpayers more than $1,500 over two years to drive to board meetings and various voluntary functions at the Glen Ellyn cam...
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Cook County registers 5,400 new teen votersFeb 26, 2014 12:01 am - Cook County election officials say more than 3,400 suburban Chicago 17-year-olds have registered to vote in the March primary. In a news release, Cook County Clerk David...
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Snow? Who knows? But the cold is a factFeb 26, 2014 12:00 am - Some of us are just trying to get through today's cold. Others are preparing for another round of massive snow this weekend. Wait ... what? Snow? Who says we're going to...
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Dawn Patrol: U-46 settles lawsuit; Dist. 300 to move headquartersFeb 25, 2014 4:00 am - U-46 settles discrimination case Elgin Area School District U-46 settled a nine-year-old discrimination lawsuit for $2.5 million, the district said yesterday. A jud...
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What are your transportation priorities? Tell Cook CountyFeb 25, 2014 12:01 am - Want less congestion on Route 14? Or fast public transit to O'Hare from Palatine? A way to safely walk or bike between home and work? Now's the time to submit your wish ...
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Cook Co. registers nearly 5,500 new suburban teen votersFeb 24, 2014 10:00 pm - A high school voter registration effort led by Cook County Clerk David Orr netted nearly 5,500 suburban Cook County teen voters, including 3,423 17-year-olds eligible to...
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Dawn Patrol: Fires leave Palatine, Wheaton residents displacedFeb 24, 2014 4:00 am - No one injured in Palatine condo fire, 15 residents displaced A fire broke out in a multifamily building in Palatine yesterday morning, displacing about 15 resident...