Cook County
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Dawn Patrol: Romney in the 'burbs, heat waveMar 19, 2012 5:30 am - Breaking news: Heavy flames and smoke destroyed two auto body shops in North Chicago late Sunday evening. The fire ignited at 10th and Sheridan, but no one was inju...
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Higher standards for MPG will pay offMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - If you are fuming about having to shell out your hard-earned cash for Memorial Day gas prices in March, you are not alone. The hard truth: Prices at the pump are not get...
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It’s not about hate, it’s about controlMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - Kathleen Parker said in her column of March 5 that Rush Limbaugh may “have given his ‘feminazis’ justification for their claims that conservatives hate women.” I don’t t...
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Civic education vital for our youthMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - In Jim Slusher’s “Voting is ‘Plan Only,’ and we have duty to help,” he quotes a reader who says the “solution (to problems in local government) is greater citizen involv...
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Suburban case study: Who regulates the local college?Mar 18, 2012 11:00 pm - COD vs. Glen Ellyn highlights hodge-podge of regulation
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Kiss that got pair tossed from Santorum rally meant as disruptionMar 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Ben Clifford and Tim Tross showed up at a Rick Santorum campaign stop in Arlington Heights Friday to protest his politics. They went in for his speech at Christian Libe...
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Bar associations rate candidates for judgeMar 18, 2012 10:00 pm - The judicial contests Cook County voters will decide March 20 include races for the 1st District Illinois Supreme Court, for six vacancies in the 1st District appellate ...
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'Extreme, unprecedented' heat wave reaches fifth dayMar 18, 2012 8:45 pm - Records continue to fall during the mid-March heat wave, as temperatures reached 80 degrees for the fifth straight day, and could continue the streak through Wednesday. ...
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Arlington Park pet show draws more than 10,000 visitorsMar 18, 2012 7:04 pm - Arlington Park Racecourse is linked in everyone’s minds with equine pursuits. But this weekend, the racetrack held an event devoted to the entire animal kingdom. More th...
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Pesticide spills when truck on Route 53 tipsMar 18, 2012 5:59 pm - The ramp from westbound Lake-Cook Road to southbound Route 53 is closed, after a truck carrying 36,000 pounds of pesticides overturned Sunday morning. “It is a hazardous...