Cook County
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‘Lost in Africa’ acrobats visit HarperJan 24, 2014 10:27 am - A bed of nails, chair stacking, highflying jump rope and human pyramids are just some of the incredible stunts that will be performed by the Kenya Safari Acrobats, a tro...
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Harper culinary student aspires to cook up magic in Disney kitchenJan 24, 2014 7:00 am - Harper College student Marisa Marquez's dream job is to work in the kitchen of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa in Orlando. Marquez, who describes herself as a “h...
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More cold, snow, expected through today and the weekendJan 24, 2014 5:00 am - Mother Nature is giving the Chicago area another double punch of cold weather then snow, meteorologists say. A wind chill advisory will remain in effect until 10 a.m. t...
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Future of art at College of DuPage still in limboJan 24, 2014 4:30 am - A 40-by-12 foot ceramic mural that once adorned the wall of College of DuPage's Physical Education Building continues to come up in discussion there — even when it's not...
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Dawn Patrol: Slain girl recalled; car hits Arlington Hts. homeJan 24, 2014 4:00 am - Murdered 11-year-old Mundelein girl remembered Family and friends are remembering 11-year-old Dora Betancourt as a kind, bubbly girl who loved cheerleading and spor...
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Freed inmates given innocence certificatesJan 23, 2014 8:46 pm - Three people who served lengthy prison sentences in Illinois after confessing to murders they didn’t commit received certificates of innocence Thursday from a Cook Count...
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Elgin settles federal lawsuit over mobile ultrasound unit useJan 23, 2014 4:38 pm - The city of Elgin has reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit filed by The Life Center, Inc., that allows the group to provide free, mobile ultrasound services and pre...
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Harper College offers belt-friendly cooking classesJan 23, 2014 4:11 pm - Poor quinoa, so often misunderstood. No one is really sure what it is (a seed from a veggie — not a grain). It’s hard to pronounce (“Keen-WA”). But we want to know, abov...
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New lawsuit filed in priest molestation caseJan 23, 2014 3:41 pm - A new lawsuit filed Thursday alleging sexual abuse of children in the 1960s and `70s focuses on a now-defrocked priest referred to at length in documents released this w...
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It's not over yet: Colder weather coming next weekJan 23, 2014 3:00 pm - If you think you've felt the coldest temperatures this winter season has to offer, unfortunately, weather forecasters say you could be wrong. Here come more bone-chillin...