Ted Cox
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Cook reform bills appear headed to House floorOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Two bills that would roll back the recent Cook County sales-tax increase and make it easier for the Cook County Board to override a veto will move on to consideration by...
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Injured Des Plaines woman nets $7 million in settlement with TargetOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - An 81-year-old Des Plaines woman claimed $7 million in a settlement with Target this week over a 2007 mishap with an automatic door at a store in Rosemont. According to ...
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'Ugly Betty' set for 2-hour premiere FridayOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - "Ugly Betty" returns for its fourth season on a new night with a two-hour premiere at 7 p.m. Friday on ABC's WLS Channel 7. America Ferrera's lovable loser of a fashioni...
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Stroger to commit Cook to safer roadwaysOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger plans Wednesday to commit the county to improving its roadways and making them safer and more accessible. Stroger will join the ...
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FBI seeks info on 'Einstein Bandit' accused in bank heistsOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The FBI is out to solve the puzzle posed by the so-called Einstein Bandit. Named for the distinctive "E=mc2" logo appearing on both a cap and a jacket he's worn in his b...
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Cook County bans video poker in unincorporated areasOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The Cook County Board stood up to 11th-hour lobbying by the video-gambling industry today and passed a ban on video poker in unincorporated areas. In some ways, it was a...
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Westmont man accused of stalking ESPN's Andrews released on bondOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Michael David Barrett, the 47-year-old Westmont insurance executive accused of stalking and secretly videotaping ESPN reporter Erin Andrews nude in her hotel room, was r...
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Quigley backs Quinn for governorOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - In something short of a political surprise, Democratic 5th District U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley endorsed Gov. Pat Quinn Monday. "For me, the best indication of future behavio...
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Chicago eliminated as 2016 Olympic siteOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Stunned silence. That was the response at Daley Plaza downtown Friday when Chicago became the first city voted out among the final four bidding to play host to the 2016 ...
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Things no less rotten in DenmarkOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The mood was no different in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Friday than in Chicago among backers of the city's failed bid for the 2016 Olympics. "General disappointment," wrote...