Cook County
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Willowbrook man gets jail, probation for child pornMay 24, 2012 11:00 am - A DuPage County man convicted of possessing child pornography was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail and 30 months of probation. Robert K. Mariani, 28, of the 610...
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List of Memorial Day events in the suburbsMay 24, 2012 11:00 am - A roundup of Memorial Day parades and services and related events in the North, Northwest and West suburbs. Thursday, May 24 Lisle: Hear stories of men who defended...
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Teen gets 15 years in 2009 Elgin car ramming murderMay 24, 2012 9:00 am - An Elgin teen was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday for his role in the death of John W. Keyes III, a 17-year-old who was run down from behind by a car and smashe...
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Dawn Patrol: Cage limited explosion’s harm; Phillips the ‘Idol’May 24, 2012 5:00 am - Pedestrian killed by train in Lombard: A pedestrian was struck and killed by a freight train at about 11 p.m. Wednesday on the Union Pacific West Line. The as-yet uniden...
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It’s not difficult to get a photo IDMay 24, 2012 5:00 am - How incredibly insulting it is to minorities to be told that they are incapable of accomplishing the same things as other people. Minorities have been told that they are...
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Chemical dispersed in explosion demands caution, professor saysMay 23, 2012 6:45 pm - The chemical that sent a dozen people to the hospital Tuesday following an explosion in an Arlington Heights factory demands caution when working with it, even in labora...
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Shackled pregnant women will share $4.1 million settlementMay 23, 2012 5:55 pm - A federal judge has given preliminary approval to the settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by female detainees at Cook County jail who alleged they were shackled...
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Officials: Cage limited injuries from Arlington Hts. blastMay 23, 2012 2:51 pm - From the outside, the Arens Controls plant where a huge explosion Tuesday killed Neil Nicholson, 55, of Itasca looks undamaged. But given the way a testing machine was t...
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Boating safety class in Arlington HeightsMay 23, 2012 12:00 pm - U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 7-11 has one final boating safety class scheduled for this spring. The class is divided into two mandatory sessions running from 10 a...
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Township areas already ‘desirable’May 23, 2012 11:26 am - I’m all for saving money, but now I read that Cook County government wants to have unincorporated residents pay extra to make their communities “more desirable for munic...