Cook County
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Elgin gang member found guilty of killing young momFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - A 21-year-old Elgin gang member has been found guilty of the 2009 slaying of a young mother, a crime that could land him in prison for up to to 60 years. A jury late We...
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County commissioner pleads not guilty, goes after prosecutorFeb 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Minutes after pleading not guilty to federal tax charges Friday, influential Cook County Commissioner William Beavers lashed out at Chicago’s federal prosecutor, calling...
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Schaumburg seeks tax break to help land new businessFeb 29, 2012 12:15 pm - Schaumburg trustees have recommended that the Cook County Board approve a Class 6B tax incentive that would help the company Con-Form Industries move into the vacant bui...
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Re-elect Dan Patlak to board of reviewFeb 29, 2012 5:00 am - Please join me on March 20 and vote to re-elect Dan Patlak to the Cook County Board of Review. Dan has held more than 100 tax appeal seminars for homeowners in Cook Coun...
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Reduce corruption and watch debt decreaseFeb 29, 2012 5:00 am - A lot has been said recently about the enormous debt and the corruption in the state of Illinois. We are the laughing stock of the nation. I take my hat off to Caterpill...
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Church is being demonized over stanceFeb 29, 2012 5:00 am - Mr. Gingras’s letter of Feb. 11, “Denying coverage of birth control wrong,” was revealing. Obama mandated that Catholic hospitals, as part of their health insurance cove...
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Larkin needs lesson in sportsmanshipFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - After each Elgin/Larkin basketball game, I leave the game with a feeling of embarrassment, disappointment and disbelief. I am left with these feelings after two hours of...
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Dawn Patrol: Fatal Aurora crash; donation boxes outFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Romney wins double Republican primary victory Mitt Romney scored a hard-won, home state triumph in Michigan and powered to victory in Arizona last night, gaining a ...
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No more pawn shops in ElginFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Does revitalization, image or renaissance go with pawn? Dictionary.com defines pawn as a verb “to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax,” also “to run away hurriedly, hostag...
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Vernon Hills man charged in gift card scamFeb 28, 2012 11:00 pm - A Vernon Hills man who used gift cards purchased online to scam on an unidentified Cook County resident has been arrested and charged with felony theft by deception, Lin...