Ted Cox
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Stroger under new scrutiny after top aides get raisesMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The hot water surrounding Cook County Board President Todd Stroger got hotter - and deeper - late this week with the discovery he had awarded raises to top aides Jaye Mo...
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Zekman, Sanders, Norman to be inducted into Silver CircleMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences holds its annual Silver Circle induction for career achievement tonight, and it's a t...
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Long Grove former bank VP charged with fraudMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - A Long Grove man and former bank executive has been charged with fraudulently obtaining a line of credit that resulted in a $2.4 million loss. Francis Alan Schmitz, 58, ...
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Cook cops seeking more information about accused molesterMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - The Cook County Sheriff's Office is seeking additional information on a homeless suburban man and carnival worker accused of child abuse - who turned out to have a previ...
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Hoffman Estates sues bank over Devonshire Woods projectMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - The village of Hoffman Estates filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court Thursday against Oak Brook-based Oxford Bank & Trust for alleged breach of contract on an irrevoca...
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Man indicted in 2006 Hinsdale Metra station bombingMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - A federal grand jury has indicted a former Oakbrook Terrace man for a 2006 pipe-bomb explosion at the Hinsdale Metra station. Thomas Zajac, 56, has been the primary susp...
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Prospect Heights man accused of stealing from special ed fundMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - A Prospect Heights man accused of stealing money from a Niles Township special-education fund was among four suburban men charged with government corruption this week by...
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Cook board restrains Stroger spendingMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The Cook County Board voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to impose a 72-hour notification period on all county hiring, raises and other spending and to freeze hiring countywid...
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Clash emerges over how to assess Cook Co. market valuesMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - The Cook County Board of Review charged Monday that Assessor James Houlihan was shifting the tax burden to homeowners with the new, streamlined "10-25" system tying asse...
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Arlington Heights transplant finds calling as columnist in CaliforniaMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Just as the newspaper business was hitting rough water, Gail Smith Scandrett was getting into it. "Just luck," she says, quickly clarifying, "It was good luck." Scandret...