Marni Pyke
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Grand jury indicts murder suspectFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A Cook County grand jury indicted an admitted gang member for murder in the shooting death of a popular Buffalo Grove High School sophomore, officials said Friday. Juan ...
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Cook County budget shutdown loomingFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - A day of heated rhetoric and back-door negotiations left Cook County leaders no closer to passing a budget and hours from a potential government shutdown. Commissioners ...
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Your need for speed may cost you during rush hourFeb 28, 2008 10:00 pm - How much is breezing through rush-hour traffic worth to you? That's the question commuters might face if federal dollars materialize to establish "congestion pricing" al...
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Stroger: Compromise tax cut won't workFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - A proffered compromise to raise the Cook County sales tax by three-quarters of a percent and garner about $300 million to eliminate a budget shortfall won't cut it, coun...
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All this snow has our towns desperate for saltFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Some warm day soon, we'll go back to regarding salt as something passed around the dinner table. But until that happy moment, the humble mineral that fights ice and snow...
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Two American Airlines jets have landing gear troubleFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Two separate incidents involving American Airlines jets with landing gear problems were resolved safely Friday afternoon. American Airlines Flight 1613 from Chicago to S...
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RTA plan would extend Blue Line to YorktownFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - An I-355 bus line, carpool lanes and Blue Line extension are part of an ambitious proposal being eyed by the Regional Transportation Authority to improve commutes in Coo...
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Durbin: Plan could hurt STAR lineFeb 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The Canadian National Railway's plan to buy the EJ&E railroad shouldn't come at the expense of a new commuter train system through the suburbs, Sen. Dick Durbin said Thu...
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Grief counselors help NIU staff begin healing processFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Shaken but resolved, Northern University staff said putting students first would get them through the difficult days ahead. This morning, marked the start of a return to...
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NIU staff back, prepared to 'keep going'Feb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University is adjusting to a "new normal." Tuesday morning, faculty and staff got a look at it as they returned to the DeKalb campus for the first time...