Cook County
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Aurora man pleads not guilty in death of Elgin 5-year-oldDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Legal Affairs Writer An Aurora man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he shot and killed a 5-year-old Elgin boy in what authorities say was an attack on the child’s...
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Fund helps victims in West Dundee lawyer scam caseDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - The criminal case against William Chesbrough, a West Dundee attorney accused of bilking his clients, is still wading through the court system. But the victims in the cas...
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Cook County highway workers accused of dumping wasteDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A new report says Cook County highway workers have been dumping roadway and sewer waste at two suburban work yards, including one in Palatine, which could be contaminati...
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Incentives for public facilities to switch lightsDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Schools, state offices and other public facilities around Illinois can get money if they participate in a program to install energy efficient lighting. In a news release...
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Parolee pleads not guilty in girl’s stabbing deathDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A parolee accused of fatally stabbing an Indian Head Park girl has pleaded not guilty. John Wilson Jr. of Chicago entered the plea Wednesday in Cook County court in Brid...
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Mom, daughter give birth six hours apartDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - When Jessica Rotter's 17-year-old daughter, Briana Guerrero, revealed she was pregnant, Rotter stayed calm. A week later, the 35-year-old Elgin mother of three found ou...
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Dad accused of binding girl with duct tape held on $100,000 bailDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A Chicago man accused of binding his young daughter’s hands, legs and mouth with tape and then posting a picture of what he’d done on Facebook was ordered held on $100,0...
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Hanover Park teen pleads not guilty to strangling babyDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - The Hanover Park teen charged with the slaying of her newborn son last month in a Streamwood store was arraigned Wednesday in Rolling Meadows on charges of first-degree ...
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Cary-Grove teacher remembered for her magnetic personalityDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Even during the darkest moments of her four-month battle with colon cancer, friends and colleagues say Jodi Lynn Harrison continued teaching with the bright and magnetic...
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Model train show coming to SchaumburgDec 20, 2011 11:00 pm - The World’s Greatest Hobby on Tour model train show will be visiting the Schaumburg convention center Jan. 14-15 for the first time since 2007. The show travels around t...