Cook County
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Tax bills troubling for many seniorsJul 12, 2012 5:30 am - Exemption law an unnecessary burden, assessor says
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Dawn Patrol: Teen collapses in Fox, dies; Elgin limits gamblingJul 12, 2012 5:00 am - Teen dies after being pulled from Fox River An 18-year-old from Crystal Lake died yesterday, less than 24 hours after he was pulled from the Fox River by friends wh...
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Panel says no to Lake County commercial proposalJul 11, 2012 1:49 pm - An existing boundary agreement between North Barrington and Hawthorn Woods and a lack of specific tenants featured strongly Wednesday in deliberations preceding the Lake...
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Boy hit by truck near Elk Grove in critical conditionJul 11, 2012 10:43 am - An 11-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a semi truck Tuesday evening while crossing a four-lane road with a friend near Elk Grove Village. The ac...
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Millions spent in duplicating South Elgin water serviceJul 11, 2012 5:30 am - The Otter Creek Water Reclamation District exists essentially on paper alone. There is no staff. There are no headquarters. Its services are almost entirely handled by S...
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Dawn Patrol: Disabled woman left in Tennessee; Stephen Peterson suesJul 11, 2012 5:00 am - Algonquin woman left disabled daughter at Tennessee bar An Algonquin woman struggled to explain yesterday why she left her mentally disabled 19-year-old daughter in...
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Schaumburg pays $390,460 for ash borer treatmentsJul 11, 2012 12:03 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday approved a contract of $390,460 for a variety of chemical treatments this fall and next spring to slow the ravages of the emerald ash borer. ...
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Coal trains running again after fatal derailmentJul 10, 2012 6:20 pm - Union Pacific says its coal trains are running again on a stretch of track where a July 4 derailment killed a Glenview couple. Burton and Zorine Lindner were driving ben...
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New medical examiner named in Cook CountyJul 10, 2012 4:17 pm - A pathologist who has led death investigations in Florida and Colorado has been named as Cook County’s new medical examiner. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle...
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Schaumburg Township assessor says check bills for errorsJul 10, 2012 2:48 pm - Schaumburg Township Assessor John Lawson is encouraging homeowners who’ve recently received their Cook County tax bills to check for possible errors. Among those found o...