Cook County
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Ex-Chicago alderman, ex-county official accused of corruptionJun 28, 2012 4:11 pm - Former Chicago alderman Ambrosio Medrano and former Cook County Commissioner Joseph Moreno were charged Thursday with federal corruption charges alleging they took part ...
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What you’re saying about the rulingJun 28, 2012 10:25 am - Reaction from readers continues to pour in: All we’re left with is our vote The Supreme Court has just destroyed the Constitution. The federal government can now ta...
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Dawn Patrol: Yanni’s closes, Duckworth audit raisedJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - Yanni’s in Arlington Heights shuts down Yanni’s Greek restaurant in Arlington Heights shut its doors on Sunday after operating for more than 13 years on the corner ...
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Drought, heat wave taking toll on suburbs, farmsJun 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Farmers are frowning, firefighters are wincing and gardeners are wringing hands as a punishing drought and scorching heat dig in throughout Illinois with no reprieve in ...
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New citizens recognized in Elgin ceremonyJun 27, 2012 3:51 pm - More than 100 people became United States citizens in the last year with help from Centro de Informacion and Elgin Community College. They moved from countries all over ...
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Harper officially announces Advanced Manufacturing programJun 27, 2012 2:54 pm - As local manufacturers struggle to find skilled workers and jobs go unfilled, Harper College is preparing to launch an Advanced Manufacturing program designed to train w...
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Sales tax rollback contributes to Cook County budget deficitJun 27, 2012 2:00 pm - An upcoming one-quarter-point rollback in the Cook County sales tax and uncollected medical bills are putting the county $267.5 million in the red next year, a prelimina...
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Harper administrator to serve as IMSA principalJun 27, 2012 12:25 pm - Harper College assistant provost and Batavia resident Diana Sharp will begin to lead the Illinois Math and Science Academy July 1 when she starts as the school’s new pri...
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Schaumburg sludge leak occurred more recently than first reportedJun 27, 2012 11:42 am - A 1.8 million gallon leak of partially treated sludge at the John E. Egan Water Reclamation Plant near Schaumburg occurred June 19, not June 5 as officials originally re...
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Emory U. buys NanoInk system to quantify forcesJun 27, 2012 9:48 am - NanoInk’s NanoFabrication Systems Division, of Skokie, said Emory University recently purchased a Dip Pen Nanolithography system to quantify the forces exerted by single...