Cook County
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Harper College activities director says thanks for memoriesJun 25, 2012 2:00 pm - The photos have started coming down in Michael Nejman's office at Harper College, and with them have come a flood of memories. He is retiring after 31 years in Harper's ...
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Editorial: A new approach to train for manufacturing jobsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - Regular readers of our Opinion Page commentaries know that we long have been impressed by Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s energizing call for an integrated appr...
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Dawn Patrol: Beating suspects captured, museum turns 25Jun 25, 2012 5:05 am - Beating suspects held in Elgin A judge set bail at $500,000 Sunday for two men accused of forcing their way into an Elgin home early Saturday and severely beating a...
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Harper, manufacturers team to replenish pipeline of skilled workersJun 24, 2012 11:00 pm - When Wheeling High School principal Laz Lopez took the reigns in 2007, he immediately went to work on revamping curriculum to emphasize career pathways for a 21st centur...
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Illinois cigarette tax increases $1 a packJun 24, 2012 8:15 am - Illinois smokers began paying a $1-per-pack increase on cigarette taxes Sunday, with many trying to stock up and others vowing to kick the habit. The tax on a pack of ci...
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Full-scale emergency test held at Midway AirportJun 24, 2012 7:13 am - Emergency officials responded to an airplane fire at Midway International Airport that injured 160 people — but luckily it was just an emergency drill. Saturday’s full-s...
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Local teens: Heroin is going to keep killing our friendsJun 24, 2012 7:00 am - New breed of anti-drug crusaders trying to reach their peers on heroin's danger
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Schaumburg couple welcomes new Ronald McDonald HouseJun 24, 2012 5:00 am - When the world's largest Ronald McDonald House opens in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood this Tuesday, Schaumburg residents Brian Loeger and his wife Leanne Redden w...
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After 55 years, beloved courthouse chief still no plans to retireJun 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Korean War veteran, then a cop, and now, at 79, still a Cook County cop
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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...