Articles filed under Counties
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Stroger budget restores jobs, calls for tax hikesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger unveiled a 2008 budget Wednesday that calls for restoring 1,130 of the 1,800 jobs he slashed in this year's budget. The total 20...
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State police lauded for saving evidenceOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The nation's top cops have bestowed a prestigious award upon the Illinois State Police employees who helped solve the Brown's Chicken murders. Three members of Chicago ...
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Passage of time doesn't ease pain of crash victims' familiesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - It was 10 years ago Wednesday that their children died. In the past decade, the families went from victim to advocate, sparked tougher laws and watched the drunken drive...
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A simple solution for county budgetOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I have a solution to the Cook County budget shortfall: simply cut the salary of every county employee in half and eliminate all benefits. When the workers walk off the j...
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Two accused of robbing Oakbrook Terrace gravesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Police issued arrest warrants Tuesday for two men who are accused of robbing dozens of grave sites in an Oakbrook Terrace cemetery. Louis Cortez, 25, of Berwyn and Ervin...
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ITW posts higher profit, tightens 2007 outlookOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Diversified manufacturer Illinois Tool Works posted a better-than-expected 10 percent increase in third-quarter profit today as strength overseas offset weaker demand in...
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Panel backs Cook County health bureau's freedomOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A report recommending that Cook County turn over its health care system to an independent board was met with varying degrees of enthusiasm Tuesday. That lukewarm recepti...
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Panel gives thumbs-down to Villa Olivia planOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin planning commission members Monday night voted against a proposed development on what's now the Villa Olivia Country Club. As proposed, the development would inclu...
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Teen gets 4 years for fatal DUI crashOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Ramiro Granados started drinking about the time he was old enough to drive a car. Not long afterward, as he sped drunk down the streets of Inverness, his habit took the ...
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New library plans excite Sugar GroveOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The Sugar Grove village board gave the library district approval on Tuesday to move ahead with plans to build a 27,800-square-foot, $8 million library on 5 acres on Mun...