Cook County
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GOP’s own interests put before voters’Jan 07, 2012 5:15 am - Regardless of whether you are Republican, Democrat, independent or whether you like or dislike President Obama, its really sickening when one party puts its welfare abov...
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Payroll tax cut burdens retirees mostJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - I have several issues concerning the attempt of Congress to extend the tax “holiday” on Social Security contributions. First, both Democrats and Republicans introduced t...
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Encourage other drivers to hang upJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - There is no time of the year when we are more family focused, beginning with Thanksgiving, followed by Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. Many memories are shared during t...
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Democrats losers in pipeline dealJan 07, 2012 5:15 am - So the Democrats in Congress got a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut in return for an expedited Keystone XL pipeline. Experts tell us that the pipeline will div...
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Brinkmanship opinion lacked common senseJan 07, 2012 5:04 am - The Daily Herald’s founder, H.C. Paddock, was intent on making money and telling the truth but he was silent on the use of common sense. In your recent “Our View” editor...
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85-year-old woman in critical condition today after Schaumburg fireJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - An 85-year-old woman was in critical condition Saturday morning after an apartment fire in Schaumburg, authorities said. The fire was reported about 5:45 a.m. on the fo...
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Girl Scouts kick off cookie sales on 100th yearJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - A new flavor of cookie commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of America was the star of the group’s third-annual cookie kick off Saturday at Rosemont’s ...
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Elgin looks at outside, supplemental paramedicsJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Elgin has started to look into contracting a private ambulance company to provide supplemental paramedics after the city’s agreement with its firefighters union expired ...
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There’s a place for roadway solicitingJan 06, 2012 4:00 am - You’ve seen them as you drive to the grocery store, the hardware store or wherever you go, especially on sunny days when people are out. A firefighter lugging a giant ru...
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Unions are in charge of the remapJan 06, 2012 4:00 am - The recent editorial saying that “voters” should do something about the way Illinois politicians remap congressional boundaries seems to me to be very naive. What voters...