Cook County
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Candidates oppose shifting pension burdenFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - Local control of pension funds may sound good on paper, but the idea of the state shifting the burden of millions of dollars in teacher retirement costs onto school dist...
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Rolling Meadows want to fine parents for kids' crimesFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - The cost of parenting is going up in Rolling Meadows. The city is preparing to levy fines against parents whose minor children commit crimes in Rolling Meadows, and to r...
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Man charged with punching bus driver in Hanover ParkFeb 17, 2012 11:00 pm - A Chicago man is being held in Cook County Jail on an aggravated battery charge after he attacked a Pace bus driver in Hanover Park, authorities said. David Wiggins, 41,...
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Schaumburg concedes $9 million to ash borerFeb 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Some of Schaumburg's smallest residents, ash borers, are proving disproportionately costly in the village services they're generating. Schaumburg is embarking on a 10-ye...
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Elgin ReStore makes room for winter marketFeb 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Vendors who have been selling their wares all winter from downtown Elgin’s Haight Warehouse now will set up on Saturdays in the Habitat for Humanity of the Northern Fox ...
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OTB plans on track in Hoffman EstatesFeb 17, 2012 4:30 am - After years of talks, an off-track betting facility may finally land in Hoffman Estates by the fall. The final site plan for a restaurant that would offer OTB in the vil...
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Lincoln found his way to ChristianityFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - Mr. Lorimer, in his letter of Feb. 10, seems to voice the confusion of some concerning Abraham Lincoln’s spirituality. While I do not claim to be an expert on the ...
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When did bus driver have physical?Feb 17, 2012 4:00 am - When discussing the accident involving the school bus near Big Rock, I found it to be a Class C license when carrying passengers. I have friends that have CDL licenses a...
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Bad idea to link test scores, fundingFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - Michigan’s governor, Rick Snyder, is proposing added funding for Ohio’s schools. Among the criteria for receiving the monies are increases in test scores. I can see the ...
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Show us the tax forms, Mr. PresidentFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - I realize that the interest and impetus is geared to GOP bashing, especially Mitt Romney when Newt Gingrich is not doing it. But to be fair, let’s not leave our Democrat...