Cook County
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Northwest Community Credit Union marks 75 yearsJan 07, 2014 8:32 am - Northwest Community Credit Union, based in Morton Grove, is celebrating its 75th year in business. First organized in 1939 by members of Immaculate Conception Church in ...
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Suburban groups work to help homeless survive dangerous coldJan 07, 2014 4:30 am - For most of us, the extreme cold is a discomfort. For the homeless, it can be deadly. So in recent days, groups that aim to provide shelter and services to homeless peop...
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Dawn Patrol: Metra expects delays again; Teamwork during tough weatherJan 07, 2014 4:00 am - Metra commuters should expect delays again Frigid temperatures and ice caused accidents, frozen switches, equipment failures and unexpected messups on numerous rout...
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Chicago poet to lead discussion at Palatine libraryJan 06, 2014 4:01 pm - The Northwest Cultural Council Second Saturday Poetry Workshop 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 11 at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court, will be led by Maureen Tolman F...
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Suburbs get through deep freeze with ingenuity, patienceJan 06, 2014 3:36 pm - Few things other than extreme weather test humanity’s ingenuity and patience equally. Besides the cold, Monday’s arctic blast brought challenges, triumphs and even some ...
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YMCA closes 30 facilities because of coldJan 06, 2014 9:04 am - All YMCA programs and offices that don’t deal with housing will be closed through 1 p.m. Tuesday because of the cold weather, agency officials announced. That amounts to...
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Dangerously cold temperatures hit the suburbsJan 06, 2014 4:37 am - The second half of a brutal one-two punch of winter weather has arrived as dangerously cold conditions that experts describe as “life-threatening” grip the suburbs. Temp...
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Northwest suburban homeless organization seeks volunteersJan 06, 2014 4:30 am - From someone with a strong back who can hoist bags of laundry and deliver them to be cleaned, to people to help raise funds, to people to collect or enter data, to anyon...
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Dawn Patrol: Brutal cold moves in; rescued dogs travel to Elk GroveJan 06, 2014 4:00 am - ‘Life-threatening’ cold sets in The second half of a brutal one-two punch of winter weather lands this morning as dangerously cold conditions that experts describe ...
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Rescued dogs travel from Kentucky to Elk GroveJan 05, 2014 6:49 pm - Like children waiting for the arrival of the Polar Express, a group of dog lovers waited for a cargo van full of dogs rescued from Kentucky to arrive at Happy Pet Parlor...