Cook County
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Paralympic-style track meet expands to open to all agesJun 02, 2012 11:00 pm - It was just going to be a small part of a suburban festival. Five years later, a Paralympic-style track meet created by a 9-year-old boy is its own separate event that'...
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The SoapboxJun 02, 2012 4:46 pm - Clear enough? It ought to be at least a little embarrassing that nearly every interaction between the village of Glen Ellyn and the College of DuPage needs to be vetted ...
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Summer reading program begins at Gail Borden in ElginJun 02, 2012 2:12 pm - What do a typical dish from Tanzania, traditional dancing from Laos and intricate henna tattoos from Pakistan have in common? Why, reading, of course. The exhibit “Child...
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Cook County property taxpayers can expect earlier tax billsJun 02, 2012 2:00 pm - Cook County property owners this year can expect a surprise when the second installment of tax bills arrive: They will be on time. Those involved in the process expect t...
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Carpentersville hires new assistant village managerJun 02, 2012 8:00 am - He worked with former Carpentersville official
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We need voter ID to prevent fraudJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - A recent letter to the editor by Michael Fredian claiming requiring voters to show an ID to vote suppresses the Democratic vote as a reason there should be no standard f...
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Madigan’s pension reforms are tardyJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - I read with much amusement the “ideas” presented by many of our state legislators regarding pension reform “deals” being proposed, especially by Michael Madigan. He has ...
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Likelihood of voter fraud is minuteJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - In rebuttal to a letter on May 24 about photo ID for voting. A 2007 Brennan Center for Justice Report titled “The Truth About Voter Fraud” found that it is more likely t...
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More caring needed at senior homesJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - At the end of my work cycle when jobs were tough, I fell into a neat little job at a senior home in Arlington Heights, I was a companion to an elderly person named Harry...
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‘Hunger Games’ offers a true role modelJun 02, 2012 5:00 am - Nearly every review I read of the movie “The Hunger Games” includes a comparison to the Twilight saga. Though many of these reviews favor “The Hunger Games,” I cannot he...