Kendall County
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Chicago man sentence to 8 years for 2009 computer theftJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - A 46-year-old Chicago man was sentenced to eight years in prison after he admitted stealing five laptop computers and a projector worth about $5,800 from a Hoffman Estat...
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Cook of the week: Retiree passes along sage adviceJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - I like to call her the Professor. She's 76-year-old Pat Julian, a mega-watt retiree brimming with culinary tips collected during decades of meal preparation, and she'd l...
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Who won, and who lost, in Springfield?Jan 15, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Across the suburbs, residents are debating the wisdom of raising the Illinois income tax to keep the state from the brink of bankruptcy, but a bundle of ot...
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Walsh vows to stay visible to constituentsJan 15, 2011 10:00 pm - In his first days on the job as 8th District Congressman, each move Joe Walsh has made has been carefully calculated and distinct — and watched by politicos across the c...
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Falsely accused fathers urge mandatory DNA testing, death penalty repealJan 15, 2011 7:00 am - The most terrible of accusations united Jerry Hobbs and Kevin Fox, and the most fundamental scientific evidence exonerated them. Hobbs, formerly of Zion, was charged wit...
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Metra preps for end of seniors’ free ridesJan 14, 2011 5:00 pm - Metra Director Jack Schaffer is trying to head off any problems from the expected end of the state’s seniors-ride-free program. At Friday’s Metra board meeting, the McHe...
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Barrington woman admits taking designer purseJan 14, 2011 3:00 pm - A Cook County judge ordered a Barrington woman undergo a mental health examination along with 24 months probation for stealing a Jimmy Choo purse valued at more than $1,...
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Metra likely to expand quiet-car programJan 14, 2011 3:00 pm - Metra’s quiet cars are a hit with riders on the Rock Island Line and could be expanded throughout the suburban rail system this spring, officials say. “We have received ...
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Rusty leaves suburbs, stays in heartsJan 14, 2011 12:00 am - At the end of a week burdened by the inevitable weight of death and taxes, six dozen people gather in the early-morning subfreezing temperatures of a suburban parking lo...
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Concerts: B.B. King comes to ParamountJan 14, 2011 12:00 am - Pianist Ethan Bortnick, Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center at North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville: Ten-year-old pianist presents “Ethan Bortnick ...