Cook County
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Des Plaines council appoints city managerApr 02, 2012 12:00 am - The Des Plaines City Council Monday night named a city manager days after Acting City Manager Jason Slowinski announced he will be leaving to take up the job of Lake Zur...
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What construction projects will create traffic jams?Apr 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Stopping and starting. Slow zones. Stress. Cursing. Rude gestures. The spring construction season is upon us. But the above also applies to the congressional quagmire ov...
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Weekend in Review: Elgin woman on TV; Swift wins ACMApr 01, 2012 11:00 pm - $250,000 Mega Millions tickets sold in Aurora, Streamwood Pravin Patel's customary good luck to lottery ticket buyers at his 7-Eleven store in Streamwood turned out...
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Some suburbs take second look at video gamblingApr 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Officials in some suburbs where it's banned say it may be time to reconsider
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Rollover crash investigated at Route 53 and Palatine RoadApr 01, 2012 3:53 pm - Illinois State Police are investigating a rollover crash this morning on a ramp leading from Route 53 to eastbound Palatine Road. Police said a Jeep Grand Cherokee was n...
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Elgin police blotterApr 01, 2012 2:47 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Elgin woman puts knowledge to test on “Jeopardy!”Apr 01, 2012 8:00 am - Elisabeth Carrel, an Elgin resident who's a regular at a local trivia night, recently put her knowledge to the ultimate test — on “Jeopardy!” Carrel is scheduled to appe...
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Two-faced feline proves all animals deserve a chanceApr 01, 2012 6:00 am - Recently, feline fanciers were abuzz about a cat anomaly that appeared on YouTube: the feline with two faces. I decided further inquiry was necessary. Did this cat real...
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Money argument doesn’t change truthApr 01, 2012 5:00 am - Regarding morality, C.S. Lewis wrote in the first chapter of “Mere Christianity,” “This law was called the Law of Nature because people thought that everyone knew it by ...
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Get facts on what college student saidApr 01, 2012 5:00 am - I have to ask Jeff Gorden, who wrote about how he would never want his daughters to be like Sandra Fluke (Fence Post, March 17), if he actually bothered to watch or read...