Cook County
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Taxpayers shouldn’t fund driver edFeb 03, 2012 5:00 am - The Herald printed an article on Jan. 13 stating the actual cost of driver education for each student is $1,061. The article went on to say that the state will pay only ...
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Greed fuels pension problemFeb 03, 2012 5:00 am - Of corse Gov. Pat Quinn is tardy to pension debate. His annual pension will be in the area of $300,000. Why would he do anything to undermine that? State Rep. David Harr...
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Dawn Patrol: Woman killed in Palatine crash; strip club owners chargedFeb 03, 2012 4:00 am - Breaking news A 24-year-old woman was killed after she was hit by a vehicle near the intersection of Quentin Road and Peder Lane in Palatine Thursday afternoon. The as-...
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Palatine driver cited in minor collision with Metra trainFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - A 52-year-old Palatine woman has been cited with disobeying a railroad signal after a Metra train hit her vehicle late Thursday night. The woman, who was the sole occupa...
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Three more District 214 schools to get artificial turfFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Three more school stadiums in Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will get artificial turf fields this year through cost-sharing partnerships with local park dis...
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Black History Month kicks off at ECCFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - By Larissa Chinwah lchinwah@dailyherald.com From dance troupes to trivia challenges, Elgin Community College will host a number of events to educate and entertain as par...
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Elgin man halfway through 48-state bicycle tripFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Jose Merlos is about halfway done with an epic bike trip that started in Seattle and will crisscross the nation by the time it is finished, touching 48 states and spanni...
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Quinn announces $50 million housing programFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has announced a $50 million program to buy and rehabilitate vacant housing in parts of Cook County hit hard by foreclosures. The homes would then be put o...
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‘Trenchmouth Taggart’ is this year’s One Book, One HarperFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Former Harper College Assistant Professor Glenn Taylor set his debut novel, “The Ballad of Trenchmouth Taggart,” in his home state of West Virginia, weaving an outlaw ta...