Cook County
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Gas leak partially closes Route 31 in ElginFeb 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Route 31 is closed to through traffic in Elgin between Schiller Street and Big Timber Road because of a gas leak, according to police. Lt. Glenn Theriault said a water m...
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U-46 contract talks to go to mediationFeb 26, 2012 11:00 pm - District, teachers have been working for 9 months to negotiate contracts
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Hazmat response at Sherman after 12-hour delayFeb 26, 2012 11:00 pm - A portion of Sherman Hospital will be closed in coming weeks as cleanup crews repair damage from what was initially believed to be just a water leak but really involved ...
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Suburbs plan more parks for canine companionsFeb 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Suburbs with increasing pet populations are working to offer more amenities that cater to the needs of their four-legged constituents. In response to a growing demand fo...
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Former Republican running for appellate judge as a DemocratFeb 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Eight years ago, when Kay Hanlon ran as a Republican for Cook County circuit court judge in the heavily Republican 12th Subcircuit, she criticized an opponent in the pri...
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Weekend in Review: iPads helps autistic, Westmont shootingFeb 26, 2012 10:00 pm - iPads the new rage in working with autistic students Teachers of students with autism say it's the year of the iPad. The devices are being used more often for stude...
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A history of a Catholic stanceFeb 26, 2012 4:00 am - Joan Conneely’s recent post is on target. The American Catholic Bishops’ opposition to Obama’s health care provision to provide birth control services to all Americans i...
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Campaigns distract leaders from leadingFeb 26, 2012 4:00 am - Why is it that children can’t pray in the public schools or have a minute of silence before classes start but the government can decide what the insurance companies can ...
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Proud till the end to be Vietnam vetFeb 26, 2012 4:00 am - Why is it that Vietnam veterans still seem to be reluctant to acknowledge who they are? I look at the obituaries every morning, and, it seems that all the other veterans...
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Author speaks about untold history of black U.S. marshalsFeb 25, 2012 11:00 pm - Robert Moore, the founder of Black Marshal Publishing, has spent more than a decade researching the contributions of black U.S. marshals and sharing those stories with t...