Cook County
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Police: Mother, 13, left baby in trashJan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Police say a newborn found dead in County Club Hills was placed in a trash bin by his 13-year-old mother. Authorities say the infant was wrapped in a pair of jeans when ...
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Dist. 300 granted technology loan from stateJan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 was one of six school districts from across Illinois granted a low-interest loan from the state to improve technology in its schools. The Ill...
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Cancer claims former East Dundee police chiefJan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Robert Thornhill, who served a 3-year stint as East Dundee’s police chief, died Sunday, just four months shy of his 50th wedding anniversary. When she was in second gra...
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Rolling Meadows officials insist gym floor is safe, will resume activitiesJan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Officials at Rolling Meadows High School said Wednesday that odors coming from its new gym floor are not dangerous, and that scheduled activities in the gymnasium will r...
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Barrington library could get $5.7 million upgradeJan 03, 2012 10:00 pm - Barrington Area Library officials are mulling a $5.7 million renovation to help meet what they consider to be some lingering needs following the failure of the 2008 refe...
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Dawn Patrol: Politics, football and the weatherJan 03, 2012 4:30 am - Romney a local favorite as Iowa caucuses start The first votes in the Republican race to select a presidential candidate will be cast in Iowa today, The latest polls sh...
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More reasons to restore death penaltyJan 03, 2012 4:00 am - I read in the Daily Herald the story of the little 9-year-old child murdered in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was killed with the use of a brick, her head, hands and feet were cu...
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Barrington group wins environmental awardJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - Citizens for Conservation, an organization working to protect more than 2,500 acres of public land in the Barrington area, last month earned a notable environmental awar...
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Romance blossomed in Schaumburg for couple with first wedding licenseJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - A romance that blossomed out of an act of chivalry involving co-workers at a Comcast call center in Schaumburg produced Cook County's first marriage license of 2012. Aft...
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Woodfield tourism bureau retains accreditationJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - The Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau (WCNCB) has retained its elite status among international destination marketing organizations by earning the prestigiou...