Cook County
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Job ‘boot camp’ gave him info he neededAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing to express my appreciation to state Rep. Michelle Mussman for hosting the recent “Job Boot Camp” at the Schaumburg Township District Library. As a recent g...
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Special needs classes at Harper start soonAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - To all parents with special needs young adults, and especially adults with autism, Harper College in Palatine, through their Continuing Education Department, will be off...
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It’s time for GOP to lead state legislatureAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - Voters have many reasons to be angry about what is going on — and what is not being done — in Springfield under the leadership of House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senat...
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Weekend in Review: Lombard president dies; strip club taxAug 19, 2012 11:00 pm - How the emerald ash borer is changing the suburbs In the next five to seven years, the tiny emerald ash borer will change the landscape of the suburbs, stripping pa...
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Treat or remove? Suburbs struggle with ash borerAug 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Second of two parts Sam Moser fights the emerald ash borer to save the lovely tree canopy on his street. Jim Bell, meanwhile, sees the green of dollars as well as l...
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How the emerald ash borer is changing the suburban landscapeAug 19, 2012 8:00 am - With more than 3 million ash trees here, the emerald ash borer is changing the suburban landscape — forever
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Phone scam preys on seniors’ concern for familyAug 17, 2012 7:20 pm - When 80-year-old Charles Burhop of Mount Prospect answered the phone early one morning, there was somebody on the other end of the line claiming to be his son and tellin...
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Dawn Patrol: Winfield police debate; Cary man in murder-for-hireAug 17, 2012 5:00 am - Winfield considering ways to keep police As Winfield trustees consider a controversial plan to disband the village’s police force to pay for road repairs, several a...
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Suspect in fatal boating crash had prior OUI convictionAug 16, 2012 10:01 am - The Bartlett man who faces alcohol- and drug-related charges in the boating death of a 10-year-old Libertyville boy, has a prior conviction for operating a boat while in...
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Hoffman Estates man killed, 2 hurt in Campton Twp. crashAug 16, 2012 9:36 am - Kane County Sheriff’s police continue to investigate a fatal traffic crash early Thursday morning that killed a 24-year-old man from Hoffman Estates. Dustin Jordan was ...