Cook County
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Brookfield Zoo adds gorilla to breeding programJun 23, 2012 6:13 pm - Brookfield Zoo’s gorilla breeding program is adding a new member — a 32-year-old male silverback gorilla named JoJo. He had been living at the Lincoln Park Zoo. He’ll be...
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New indoor soccer league team to play at Sears CentreJun 23, 2012 4:41 pm - Professional indoor soccer fans will have a new team to support this season as a Chicago franchise will join the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Sears Centre in Hoffman ...
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Schaumburg police may soon carry TasersJun 23, 2012 7:55 am - The Schaumburg Police Department was the first nationally accredited law enforcement agency in Illinois, but it’s also one of the last suburban holdouts in the use of Ta...
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Piranha bites off Maine Township toddler’s fingertipJun 22, 2012 5:28 pm - A piranha kept as a pet by a Maine Township family bit off the fingertip of an 18-month-old toddler who had stuck her hand in the family’s fish tank, authorities said Fr...
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Moylan receives leadership awardJun 22, 2012 1:40 pm - The Illinois State Crime Commission/Police Athletic League of Illinois recently presented Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan with the Municipal Leader of the Year Award at i...
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Waukegan man tortured before being killed, police sayJun 22, 2012 12:39 pm - The Waukegan man whose body was found in a Barrington-area pond had been tortured and killed in retribution for a crime that police say he didn’t commit. David Campbell,...
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Dawn Patrol: Wanted Elgin man on the loose; pension delayJun 22, 2012 5:00 am - Elgin man still at large An Elgin man who threatened to kill his wife while pointing a gun at her head Thursday remains at large today after eluding police during a...
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Buffalo Grove backs Route 53 extension, tollsJun 21, 2012 4:52 pm - The Buffalo Grove village board this week endorsed the final report recommending that the Illinois Tollway move forward with the northern extension of Route 53 into Lake...
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Judge allows closure of mental hospital to proceedJun 21, 2012 4:51 pm - A judge has denied a motion that could have required Illinois to delay Gov. Pat Quinn’s planned closure of a mental hospital in Tinley Park. Cook County Circuit Court Ju...
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Judge consolidates lawsuits over gay marriage banJun 21, 2012 3:28 pm - A Cook County judge has agreed to consolidate two lawsuits challenging Illinois’ ban on gay marriage. Judge Moshe Jacobius said Thursday that lawsuits filed last month b...