Cook County
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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...
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Voter fraud remains a problemMay 23, 2012 11:26 am - A recent letter writer trotted out some very old and very tired arguments against voter IDs. And, to top off the ridiculous contention of that letter’s author, he attemp...
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Abortion is taking of an innocent lifeMay 23, 2012 11:26 am - This is in response to Ginger Storniolo’s May 12 letter in Fence Post as to abortion being a private affair. In your argument supporting abortion and the decision being ...
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The man behind Bluff City's Avenue of FlagsMay 23, 2012 11:00 am - Every day at about 1 p.m., Marvin Schmidt gets into his red truck and drives to Bluff City Cemetery. He visits the graves of his wife and his grandson and makes a circui...
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Our gun laws make us vulnerableMay 23, 2012 10:58 am - We are the only state in the nation not to allow concealed carry. In our attempt to be gun safe and restrict the possession and use of guns, we have become the state mos...
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All I do is think about the kidsMay 23, 2012 5:40 am - I would like to share some thoughts with the author of “Our View” printed on the May 16 editorial page. I teach in a Title I school in Elgin Area School District U-46. I...
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Dawn Patrol: Itasca man killed in explosion; heroin arrestMay 23, 2012 5:01 am - Police identify Arlington Heights explosion victim as Itasca man Investigators are headed back to an Arlington Heights factory this morning to attempt to figure out what...
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Elk Grove Village gets input on video gamblingMay 23, 2012 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village officials will decide next month whether to allow video gambling in town. They heard from residents, gambling industry experts, vendors and businesses ...
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Big weekend for seat belt enforcement, but at what cost?May 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Police departments throughout the suburbs have begun flooding the streets with scores of extra officers ahead of Memorial Day weekend. They aren't anticipating a crime ...
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Des Plaines approves 7-story parking deck, 9-story hotelMay 22, 2012 7:00 pm - The Des Plaines City Council Monday night approved preliminary plans for a massive parking garage and a 180-room hotel on a long-vacant property near O'Hare Internationa...