Cook County
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Elgin welcomes first buyer of home remodeled by cityJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Elizabeth Femal is unpacked but still trying to get her new home organized — and filled. She said the living room and dining room still need furniture and she could use ...
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6-8 inches of snow expected; flights canceledJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - The second significant snowstorm of the year is headed for the Chicago area Friday, with the hardest-hit areas expected to accumulate between 5 and 8 inches. Bitter cold...
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College of DuPage drops lease with Indian PrairieJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Since 2006, the College of DuPage has leased space from Indian Prairie School District 204 at the district’s Frontier Campus in Naperville, where high school seniors can...
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6-year sentence in Elgin shootingJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - An 23-year-old Elgin man was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for a 2009 altercation in which his co-defendant shot at a car. At the time of the shooting, Marti...
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Think twice before banning boxesJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Collection boxes for the poor have been around for decades. Man-sized receptacles for old shoes and coats and books mostly, a place to drop off what you no longer need a...
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ECC honors Cassie Dumoulin for 1,000 pointsJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Cassie Dumoulin’s basketball career at Elgin Community College — all 46 games of it — has been nothing short of outstanding. So it was fitting Thursday night that Dumoul...
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Carpentersville parent wants answers about drug deal gone wrongJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - At least one Carpentersville parent wants to know why police arranged an undercover drug transaction so close to her 10-year-old daughter's school. The drug bust gone wr...
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Simon pushing for more community college gradsJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - A report released Thursday by Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon implores education leaders to find a way to increase the number of community college students who graduate with a deg...
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Viral Chicago video points to disturbing trendJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - It seems to defy the logic of committing crimes in such way as to reduce the risk of getting caught: ruffians intentionally recording themselves on video beating and rob...