Cook County
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Barrington Hills agrees to house BACOGFeb 24, 2012 4:30 am - The Barrington Hills village board voted 6-1 this week in favor of a $1 per year lease for the Barrington Area Council of Governments to move its offices into village ha...
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Support proposal to boost transparencyFeb 24, 2012 4:00 am - In its Feb. 17 editorial, “Nothing funny about corruption,” the Daily Herald states two things most people can agree with — first, that corruption is not funny, and seco...
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Morrison for Senate Dist. 29, DemocratFeb 24, 2012 4:00 am - Susan Garrett will have represented the 29th state Senate district for 10 years when she retires in 2013. As a Democrat, she appealed to the independents who populate th...
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Gaffney for House District 52, GOPFeb 24, 2012 4:00 am - After the death of state Rep. Mark Beaubien last year, Kent Gaffney of Lake Barrington was tapped to fill his 52nd District seat. Aiming to keep the job, Gaffney now fac...
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Kenyon Woods Middle School principal retiresFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Like a proud mother, Kenyon Woods Middle School Principal Sue Welu has enjoyed sitting back and watching as her “children” — the teachers, students and community — have ...
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Arlington Heights man convicted in cop-dragging caseFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - A 36-year-old Arlington Heights man was convicted of trying to kill a Chicago police officer by dragging him from his car and running him over in the city’s Rush Street ...
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Social Security just a political programFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - I read with interest that the Senate is not quite as stupid as the members of the House of Representatives. Of course, they just haven’t caved in yet. Most everyone agr...
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Chicago Bar Association releases judicial recommendationsFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - The Chicago Bar Association has released its evaluations of judicial candidates for the Illinois Supreme Court, First District Appellate Court, and Cook County Circuit C...
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Understand the real breast cancer causesFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - If Planned Parenthood and Susan G. Komen were really in the business of “saving lives,” as they proclaim, they would inform women of the best ways to prevent breast canc...
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Being a mentor rewarding beyond words, reporter saysFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - Nick Larsen is a bright 17-year-old who loves playing video games and romping around with his German shepherd, Bear. We haven't always been brothers — but we always will...