Cook County
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Crespo seeks committee membersDec 21, 2011 11:00 pm - State Rep. Fred Crespo, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, is seeking local residents for participation in his community advisory committees, including: education, veteran serv...
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Willow Creek services months in the makingDec 21, 2011 11:00 pm - While approximately 80,000 members and annual guests of Willow Creek Community Church have been anticipating this year's Christmas services for the past several weeks, t...
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Cardinal Francis George to celebrate Christmas MassDec 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Cardinal Francis George will celebrate Mass on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Holy Name Cathedral and Cook County Jail. The archbishop of Chicago will also continue...
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Social Security being mismanagedDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Sen. Mark Kirk, you say Social Security doesn’t need to be changed. How about looking into the fact that Social Security admits that they spent $320 million that should ...
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Column wrong about ‘wealth creators’Dec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Mr. Cal Thomas: Your column “Thankfulness and those who occupy” (Nov. 24) typifies conservative-based thinking. Envy is not a mitigating factor for those who “occupy.” I...
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Rhetoric on Catholic hospitals misleadingDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - I learned at a very young age in Hong Kong with my eyes and ears and heart that we have to nurture the young, care for the old, and help the sick, the poor and the unfor...
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Dawn Patrol: Disabled boy abused; Sun-Times to be sold?Dec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Breaking news Sun-Times Media, the state's second largest newspaper, is expected to announce Wednesday that it has struck a deal to be bought by a group of local in...
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Late tax payments burden the rest of usDec 21, 2011 4:00 am - Taxes are paid to the county. The treasurer in turn delegates money in return to the towns and cities from which the taxes were collected. When there is a delinquent pay...
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Des Plaines police to enforce seat belt law over holidaysDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Des Plaines police officers will be conducting citywide seat belt enforcement 24/7 over the holiday weekend. Drivers and front seat passengers are being ticketed for not...
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Building owner charged in deaths of firefightersDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez says a criminal charge filed against the owner of a building where two Chicago firefighters died last year sends an important ...