Cook County
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Forum on state spending Tuesday in Vernon HillsJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - State Rep. Carol Sente, a Democrat from Vernon Hills, is hosting a budget and legislative forum from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Laschen Community Center, 294 E...
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Wants to continue using EGV libraryJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - My wife and I are lifelong residents of Elk Grove Village. We both attended Stevenson Elementary, Mead Jr. High and Conant High School, residing with our respective pare...
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SOPA stems from artists’ greedJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Teachers generously share successful lesson plans on the Web with no expectation of compensation. I’m alive today because oncologists all over the world share effective ...
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Loosen rules and post office will thriveJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - As Congress considers legislation to reform the business model of the U.S. Postal Service, it must confront a basic choice: to permit the Postal Service to function more...
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Thanks to donors in Barrington Twp.Jan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - This letter is a thank you to all the businesses, churches, organizations and donors who donated to Barrington Township to help make Christmas special for our families i...
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Man charged in Hoffman murders get new public defenderJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - When D'Andre Howard stood before Cook County Judge Ellen Mandletort last week, he did so without Cook County Assistant Public Defender Jim Mullenix by his side. It was t...
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Thousands of Elk Grove library patrons getting reduced accessJan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - About 11,000 Elk Grove Village residents who live west of Rohlwing Road in Schaumburg Township will lose some privileges at their hometown library as of May 1, officials...
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Married public defenders have 'the toughest job you'll ever love'Jan 22, 2012 10:00 pm - Defense attorneys Jim Mullenix and Julie Koehler make a pretty good team — in and out of the courtroom. Professionally, they're 11-2. Of the 13 cases they've tried toget...
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Obama’s policies stifle U.S. businessesJan 22, 2012 4:00 am - The third-largest employer in the world is the health care system in the UK, which looks after 50 million people. It is now projected that the state-run health care syst...
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Pro life, but not for allJan 22, 2012 4:00 am - So how does a “pro-life” politician treat living things? Pretty poorly it turns out, at least for those living things that the politician doesn’t value. Right-wing extre...