Cook County
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Tea Party ‘Owls’ beat OWSJan 15, 2012 4:00 am - I believe, at age 83 and being a former union member, I’ll stick with the Tea Party Owls who promise to keep a sharp eye on the government and its spending. I’m not sure...
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Homelessness can be preventedJan 15, 2012 4:00 am - Your recent story about AnnMarie Walsh was of particular interest to me as she was a frequent client of Journeys from PADS to HOPE over the last five years. We are pleas...
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Shift focus to helping needyJan 15, 2012 4:00 am - Statistics show that if a person owns a car or has a roof over his head or get two meals a day, he is wealthier than 98 percent of the people in the world. So instead of...
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Kitchen fire causes smoke damage at Elk Grove businessJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - An Elk Grove Village business suffered extensive smoke damage Sunday following a fire in a Touhy Avenue industrial building. Firefighters were called to the fire at 12:0...
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Suburban deaths ruled homicidesJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Police in the South suburbs are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies were found in a Country Club Hills home. The Cook County medical examiner’s o...
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Martin Luther King essayJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for his “I have a dream” speech. He dreamed of peace for everyone, which meant eliminating racism. While much effort has been made so r...
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Patrons can help library district by offering suggestionsJan 14, 2012 7:00 am - Officials want a new name for the Dundee Township Public Library District, one that better reflects the community it serves People of all ages who live within the distri...
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Social Security like a house of cardsJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - Since when is Social Security considered an entitlement? This was a policy designed by the Roosevelt administration to help people who have or had no retirement funds or...
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Make changes and take back AmericaJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - The economy is going down and our politicians are not listening to us. One solution is to stop sending billions and billions of dollars overseas to dictators and countri...
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The Soapbox: A few darts, a few laurelsJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - Lessons on drug addiction were heard: A drug-awareness forum presented by the Kane County sheriff’s office drew only parents who had children already victims of drug ad...