Cook County
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Kids’ College gives students a chance to expand their horizonsJul 20, 2012 1:32 pm - In a fast-paced writing class at Elgin Community College, Jolie Guime of Elgin writes a riveting tale of a young girl faced with hard choices after she experienced tragi...
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Dawn Patrol: Dispatcher trouble, shooting arrestJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - Breaking news 14 people are dead and 50 were injured in a shooting at a midnight showing of Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. 10 were killed in the theater, an...
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Muslims prepare for long, hot days of Ramadan fastingJul 19, 2012 11:00 pm - As the moon rises over North America, the holy month of Ramadan begins. But the intense heat and dry conditions will make this year's fast even more challenging than usu...
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Trucker charged with soliciting child in DuPageJul 19, 2012 5:08 pm - A 51-year-old man was charged after he traveled to DuPage County believing he was about to meet a 14-year-old girl for sex, prosecutors said Thursday. Instead, Jeffrey ...
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Leaking insecticide triggered Barrington-area hazmat callJul 19, 2012 5:00 pm - Insecticide in a leaking, unmarked container was to blame for a hazardous materials response at a Barrington-area home that left one firefighter hospitalized Thursday mo...
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Get out the vote effort focuses on immigrantsJul 19, 2012 12:32 pm - If you see Vincent Dee on the streets of Elgin, Schaumburg, Bartlett or Bloomingdale in the next few months trying to tell you about immigration issues and the November ...
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Friedman has big quarter, still playing catchup to Morrison in 29thJul 19, 2012 12:23 pm - Although Republican Arie Friedman raised half again as much as Julie Morrison in the second quarter of 2012, the Highland Park pediatrician is still playing catch up to ...
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Huntley's Animal House Shelter celebrates 10 yearsJul 19, 2012 8:00 am - The inspiration for opening the Animal House Shelter came from a phone call. “In my junior year in college, I got a phone call that a dog was dumped in the Barrington a...
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Dawn Patrol: Storms hit; college sues over contraceptionJul 19, 2012 5:30 am - 42,600 remain without power As of 7:30 a.m. about 42,600 ComEd customers were still without power following a storm that produced wind gusts of 70 mph Wednesday nig...
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2,190 still without power; western suburbs hit hardestJul 18, 2012 11:00 pm - About 2,190 ComEd customers remained without power Thursday night in the Chicago area, with the majority in the western suburbs, following a strong thunderstorm that rol...