Cook County
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Man’s loss of his home is a shameJan 20, 2012 4:00 am - Certainly, there are times in our lives when we take steps backward instead of forward due to personal crises and circumstances that occur that could sway us on the dark...
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Robinson’s columns predictably negativeJan 20, 2012 4:00 am - Eugene Robinson’s editorial on Jan. 10 is titled, “A candidate as fringe as fringe can be.” Personally I’d say that Robinson is “An editorialist as fringe as fringe can ...
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Des Plaines OKs new bank, tax incentives for warehouse operationJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines City Council this week approved a conditional use permit for a new bank with a drive-through window, and tax incentives clearing the way for Warehouse Di...
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Car strikes truck, spills diesel fuel in Elk Grove VillageJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Hazardous materials crews worked to clean up spilled diesel fuel after a car collided with a semitrailer truck in Elk Grove Village late Friday, authorities said. The cr...
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Emanuel in D.C. to support same-sex marriageJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will join mayors from across the U.S. in supporting the rights of same-sex couples to marry. Emanuel will attend the Mayors for Freedom to Mar...
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Wheeling village manager to get 10% raiseJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The Wheeling village board is expected to approve a 10 percent raise for Village Manager Jon Sfondilis on Monday, which officials say is merit-based and makes his salary...
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Metra trains delayed/canceled in WaukeganJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Metra officials are blaming a train derailment in Waukegan for heavy delays as they continue to cancel train after train on their Union Pacific North Line. Metra spokes...
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Schaumburg man may lose belongings with homeJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The clock is ticking for a mysteriously absent Schaumburg man to reclaim belongings from his foreclosed home — whose recyclable value made them precious to him — before ...
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Prison for two in Carpentersville home invasionJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Two of four people arrested after a Carpentersville home invasion in spring 2011 after a marijuana deal went bad are going to prison. Franklin Alrich Jr., 26, of the 180...
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Wheeling to get first Marco's Pizza in IllinoisJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - A new pizzeria likely is coming to Wheeling, and consumers might be able to order a new side dish with their dinner — a movie rental. As part of a new partnership, Marco...