Cook County
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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...
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How Illinois teachers got $900 million more in benefitsJun 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Lawmakers wrestle with interest impact on teacher pensions
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Cook County Board remapping process winding downJun 05, 2012 3:14 pm - With none of the fireworks that accompanied the state’s legislative remapping process, the Cook County Board’s new district map could be approved before the month is ove...
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Preckwinkle overhauls county housing authorityJun 05, 2012 3:02 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made major changes to the Housing Authority of Cook County Tuesday by appointing four new board members on the seven-member ...
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DuPage reviews school plan for former youth homeJun 05, 2012 1:40 pm - DuPage County officials appear receptive to the idea of transforming part of a former youth home into a new school for young people with severe behavioral, emotional and...
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Dawn Patrol: Naperville teen killed in crashJun 05, 2012 5:30 am - 1 Naperville, 2 Plainfield teens killed in crash Three teens, two from Plainfield and one from Naperville, were killed when their vehicle was hit Monday afternoon b...
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Flood control project, park renovation starts in WheelingJun 04, 2012 11:00 pm - After years of planning, the Des Plaines River flood control project at Heritage Park in Wheeling got under way Monday with two years of construction in store. But at th...
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DEA: Des Plaines man tied to large-scale heroin ringJun 04, 2012 10:12 pm - A federal investigation into a drug trafficking operation with ties to Des Plaines has resulted in charges against seven men and the seizure of 20 kilograms of heroin, m...