Cook County
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ECC to host ISCC Tip-Off ClassicJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College will play host to the inagrual Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Tip-Off Basketball Classic Saturday and Sunday at the ECC Events Center. Fou...
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Let your voice be heard in District 300 surveyJan 05, 2012 10:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 is inviting all stakeholders to participate in a strategic planning survey the district will use to develop a shared vision for the local sch...
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A president has to travel, breatheJan 05, 2012 4:00 am - Unless the letter from Joyce Haworth was written in jest, I take exception to it. When Mr. Obama took the oath of office, he and his family had to understand that there ...
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Dawn Patrol: Dead body found, strike cancels classesJan 05, 2012 4:00 am - Wheaton man found dead The body of a 51-year-old Wheaton man was discovered dead in Chicago with facial trauma in the 4600 block of West Monroe, police said. The bo...
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The greatest gift is truly givingJan 05, 2012 4:00 am - Recently, as I continued to help pay for the college educations of the children of a local window repair company, I noticed something curious as I left the shop for what...
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Politics obvious in payroll tax cutJan 05, 2012 4:00 am - There was much hoopla after the payroll tax was extended, and both parties claimed victories. Over what? The facts, as far as I can, tell are as follows: About a year ag...
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Tea Party sticking to its principlesJan 05, 2012 4:00 am - With the freshmen representatives’ recent move to shoot down the payroll tax cut passed by the U.S. Senate over the initial objections of the regular Republican party an...
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Hanover Park girl’s gifts help Carpentersville familyJan 05, 2012 12:00 am - Thanks to Mariah Reeves of Hanover Park, the Saavedra family of Carpentersville had a Christmas they’ll remember for years. Mariah helped raise nearly $2,500 in gift car...
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Current Elgin employees exempt from new pension lawJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - The City of Elgin has saved itself from having to make extra pension contributions for current employees that could have been possible based on a new state law. An amen...
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Schaumburg woman attacked by man with stun gunJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - A 26-year-old Schaumburg woman was attacked at home early Wednesday morning by a man wielding a stun gun. Police said a man rang the woman’s doorbell on the 300 block of...