Cook County
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Inmate who escaped on way to prison dies in cellJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - An inmate who escaped last month from a van transporting him from a suburban courthouse to a prison in northern Illinois has been found dead in a federal lockup. The Coo...
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Bitter cold follows first snow of the yearJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Thursday's snowstorm coated the suburbs with between four and seven inches, but now people should get ready for cold, cold air, meteorologists say. The main accumulating...
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Snow alert spells relief for some suburban businessesJan 11, 2012 10:00 pm - Today's forecast for snow and blizzard-like driving conditions may be a horror to commuters, but it's great for snow-dependent businesses that have been suffering throug...
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Dawn Patrol: 1 SUV in 3 crashes; Zion-Benton reopeningJan 11, 2012 4:00 am - Zion-Benton back in session after four-day strike School is back in session starting today for Zion-Benton Township District 126 students after a four-day teacher s...
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Dogs are mean only if they’re provokedJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - This is in response to Donald Kuntz’s letter titled “Dogs are not every man’s best friend.” Animals, in general, can detect something that no human can, and that is your...
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The blotterJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Krauthammer loses cred with columnJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - In Charles Krauthammer’s column, “The GOP’s payroll tax debacle,” he uses his first seven paragraphs stating just how bad the two-month Payroll Tax Relief is and then in...
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Durbin visits S. Elgin, gets schooled in readinessJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Monica Cruz is a machine operator at Hoffer Plastics in South Elgin. The 35-year-old was hired six months ago after earning the National Career Readiness Certificate and...
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Bob Chinn's reopens day after diner illnesses force closingJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Bob Chinn's Crab House, the popular seafood restaurant in Wheeling, reopened to serve dinner Wednesday evening after a health scare forced the eatery to shut down Tuesda...
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Elgin bar fined for overcrowdingJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Representatives of Elgin’s Afterset bar left a liquor commission hearing Wednesday with a stern warning from Mayor David Kaptain, who said if overcrowding problems at th...