Erin Hegarty
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Mt. Prospect, Huntley receive federal grants to hire firefightersJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - The Mount Prospect and Huntley fire departments received $3.1 million in federal grants to help hire additional firefighters, officials announced Wednesday. If accepte...
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Vito sworn in as Wheeling Trustee months after electionJul 28, 2015 5:00 am - Wheeling Village Trustee Joe Vito was sworn in to office Monday after a nearly four-month battle for a spot on the village board. A Cook County circuit court decision l...
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Wheaton College stops student health care over birth control objectionsJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - Wheaton College will no longer offer students health care coverage plans starting Friday. The college announced last month that they would stop student insurance plans t...
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Police: Arlington Heights girl dies in 'apparent drug overdose'Jul 28, 2015 1:00 am - A 17-year-old girl from Arlington Heights was found unresponsive in a Libertyville residence early Sunday morning in an "apparent drug overdose," according to Libertyvil...
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Archaeologists look to forest preserve for area historyJul 26, 2015 2:30 pm - There's treasure in Cook County's forest preserves, Paula Porubcan of the Illinois State Archaeological Survey says. And archaeologists in August will make their way to...
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Dist. 15 weighs hiring construction managerJul 24, 2015 5:30 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 has an estimated $20 million worth of high-priority work to do on its buildings by the summer of 2017 to meet safety requirement...
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Dawn Patrol: Court overturns some Blagojevich convictions; COD 'acrimony'Jul 22, 2015 5:30 am - Court overturns some Blagojevich Senate-seat convictions Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has a ray of hope that he could end up serving less than his original 14-year t...
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Prospect Heights Fire Department unionizesJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - Prospect Heights Fire Protection District employees have formed a union for the first time since the department began in 1944. The district's board of trustees unanimo...
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Judge rules Vito in, Papantos out as Wheeling trusteeJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - Joe Vito will be sworn in as Wheeling village trustee Monday after a Cook County Circuit judge's decision that rules him the winner of the April 7 election. Cook County...
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Semitruck accident causes rush hour delays in BataviaJul 21, 2015 1:00 am - Batavia rush hour traffic was slowed Tuesday evening after a car hit a semitruck on Kirk Road just north of Wilson Street. The accident happened around 4 p.m., and there...