Cook County
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Dawn Patrol: Drunken driver’s appeal fails; shots reported in SchaumburgJun 07, 2012 5:00 am - Aurora woman loses appeal in fatal DUI case An Aurora woman’s appeal of a 15-year sentence for killing five Oswego teens in a 2007 crash has been rejected. Sandra V...
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Barrington High School administrator under investigation retiresJun 06, 2012 3:18 pm - A Barrington High School administrator on leave since April while district officials and police investigate financial and operational aspects of her position has retired...
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Schaumburg district clamps down on graduation cheeringJun 06, 2012 3:12 pm - Jane Addams Junior High School in Schaumburg graduated its Class of 2012 Monday, but four students who walked up to get their diplomas were refused — because their “chee...
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Palatine, Wheeling Twp. Democrats: Winning an uphill climbJun 06, 2012 2:39 pm - Leaders in both the Palatine and Wheeling Township Democrats organizations acknowledge that slating candidates this fall against three seemingly popular Republican incum...
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Cook County mobile animal and rabies control clinics in the suburbsJun 06, 2012 2:02 pm - The Cook County Animal and Rabies Control mobile clinics will be in the Northwest suburbs several times in upcoming weeks. Cook County pet owners can pay $7 for rabies v...
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4 appoints to Cook County public housing authorityJun 06, 2012 8:08 am - Cook County’s public housing authority has four new board members, representing a majority of the seven-member board. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle annou...
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Suburban D-Day vets reflect on 68th anniversary of historic invasionJun 06, 2012 5:30 am - Though he won’t be back in Normandy as he was a year ago, Wednesday’s anniversary of D-Day will mean just as much to Libertyville veteran Don Carter as it ever has. For ...
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Dawn Patrol: Family remembers crash victims; Walker winsJun 06, 2012 5:30 am - Walker wins Wisconsin recall election Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker became the first governor in U.S. history to survive a recall attempt last night, winning the righ...
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End of school means days of hunger for some local kidsJun 06, 2012 5:30 am - Study: Hunger will affect more than 400,000
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Contraception law attack on freedomJun 06, 2012 5:00 am - Contraception law attack on freedom When the Obama administration’s health care financing plan was signed into law, President Obama and Congress promised that funds...