Cook County
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Harper teams with University of Illinois' engineering schoolFeb 22, 2012 10:00 pm - Northwest suburban high schools are teeming with bright scientific minds, so a program that guarantees a spot in one of the nation's most prestigious engineering schools...
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Birth control issue is about freedomFeb 22, 2012 5:00 am - This letter is directed to Berns K. Gingras, who wrote in the Feb. 11 Fence Post. If birth control is a basic human right (which it isn’t) and is due the dignity of priv...
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Lincoln was indeed a practicing ChristianFeb 22, 2012 5:00 am - It is really amazing how some people are either uneducated or willing to create complete falsehoods about the Christian history of our country. The letter to the editor ...
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President never leaves job at officeFeb 22, 2012 5:00 am - Apparently some readers of the Daily Herald, critical of President Obama, think that he is the first president to have to campaign for re-election during the last year o...
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2 Elgin teens face attempted murder chargesFeb 22, 2012 12:00 am - Two Elgin teens have been charged with attempted murder after a fight Saturday night that grew to involve 17 people and sent three to the hospital with stab wounds, acco...
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Elgin man faces sexual assault chargesFeb 22, 2012 12:00 am - An Elgin man is being held on $1 million bail for predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. David C. Montes, 33, of the 200 block of Silver Court, is charged with co...
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Des Plaines considering vehicle sticker amnesty programFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Des Plaines city officials are investigating whether to institute a vehicle sticker amnesty program that could excuse hundreds of dollars in fines for residents who have...
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St. Charles author to lead writing workshop at ECCFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Would-be authors can get free tips and advice from a local writer this weekend. St. Charles author D.C. Brod will lead an Elgin Community College Writers Center Special ...
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Woman loses hand in Elk Grove Village factory accidentFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - A female employee at an Elk Grove Village clay manufacturing plant lost a portion of her hand this morning after it became stuck in an industrial mixer, authorities said...
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COD, faculty may be headed to mediationFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Contract talks between the College of DuPage and its faculty association likely are headed to mediation, President Robert Breuder said. The two sides have been at the b...