Cook County
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Palatine man charged with kidnapping girlfriend’s sonFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - A Cook County judge set bond at $750,000 this morning for a 30-year-old Palatine man accused of abducting his girlfriend’s son last week, leading to an Amber Alert that ...
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Cook County voter registration deadline is TuesdayFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The deadline for Cook County residents to register to vote in the March 20 primary is Tuesday. Cook County Clerk David Orr said voters who recently have moved must re-re...
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Elgin Police Department eyes creating 3 commander positionsFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The Elgin Police Department is getting a makeover. There won’t be extra supervisors added to the department chain of command, but there will be a restructuring of manag...
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Medicaid use skyrockets in the suburbs as potential cutbacks loomFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The number of suburban residents enrolled in Medicaid has skyrocketed in recent years, even as Gov. Pat Quinn takes aim at funding for the health care prog...
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Suburban leaders work to help Guatemalan studentsFeb 19, 2012 10:00 pm - Improving the community is the goal for most local leaders, but a group of Northwest suburban officials traveled far from their municipalities this month to help improve...
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Even jobless tally becomes politicalFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - The jobs news for the past two months certainly is a cause for optimism that the sluggish recovery is seeing improvement. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that J...
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Landscapers’ pay a very big issueFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - Mr. Orum’s letter, published Sunday, Feb. 12, provided more insight into the problem of prevailing wages/landscape work. He nailed it perfectly; that it is and has been ...
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On second thought, tollway award not funnyFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - Regarding Business Focus, Jan. 9: Does anyone else find it very amusing that the Illinois Tollway Authority got a “Public Body of the Year” award from the Construction I...
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Catholic clergy back liberal programsFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - As a lifelong Catholic, I have been appalled as, year after year, administration after administration, our church leaders have supported and applauded one liberal govern...
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Three hurt when crowd turns on performers in ElginFeb 18, 2012 11:00 pm - At least three people were hurt in Elgin early Sunday when a concert crowd turned violent after the band they were expecting didn’t show up to perform, police reports st...