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While giving money to the poor is a noble endeavor, paying the delinquent bills of some woman you met at a strip club is a bad idea.

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When people complain about the growing list of requests for accommodation in public schools from students and parents from minority faiths, I like to remind them that the majority faith wrote the rules.

Laura and Dennis Jacobsen lived for their art. When Laura died of lung cancer in April, five years after her husband's death, she left it all behind.

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As we continue to recover from an historic economic crisis, it is clear to everyone that one of its major causes was a breakdown in oversight that led to widespread abuses in the financial system.

A tried and true way to save money in a tough economy is clipping coupons...

The Associated Press SAUK VILLAGE, Ill. -- Bond has been set at $75,000 for a suburban Chicago teen who was allegedly caught on tape beating a girl, burning her scalp, and cutting her hair.

Rich East High School announced their 4th quarter honor roll for 2009. We are proud to publish their names.

Cook County Clerk David Orr's new genealogy web site has won a 2009 Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties, NACO announced today.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 1,268 cases of H1N1 influenza in Illinois and four people diagnosed with the virus, all with underlying medical conditions, have died.

Summary of Situation Current Statistics Based on data reported to the CDC by 5 p.m. on June 4, 2009, there have been 13, 217 confirmed and probable cases of H1N1 influenza reported in 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.A The U.S. confirmed death count is 27.A Specific data is as follows: Alabama -- 94 cases Alaska -- ...

A Coal City, IL, paramedic and youth soccer coach was charged federally today with receiving child pornography on his computer, a day after federal agents searched his Grundy County residence and computer, and he was taken into custody on a state warrant.A The defendant, Timothy Scholtes, 44, was charged in a criminal complaint filed ...

Milton Wright, Fort Bend County Sheriff, Zoran B. Yankovich, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, John Healey, Fort Bend County District Attorney, Tim Johnson, United States Attorney, Southern District of Texas, Rodney E. Clarke, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service ...

Learn how to earn elementary teacher certification while receiving a salary and securing a teaching position through Governors State Universitya TMs Alternative Certification Program.

According to a recent national survey conducted by Harris Interactive A , a small majority of gay and lesbian adults online today are reading blogs...

Quality Classic Health and Fitness Center in DownTown Park Forest celebrates its first anniversary today! Stop by for some healthy treats and ask about their very reasonable membership rates.

Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against the Village of Crestwood, Mayor Robert Stranczek, former Mayor Chester Stanczek and Frank Scaccia, the former certified operator of the Crestwood Water Supply, for failing to provide assuredly safe water to the customers of the water supply and for knowingly providing false ...

An arrest does not mean that a person is guilty. All those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty...

Gainers Gymnastics in DownTown Park Forest celebrated it's "Green and Gold Festival" recently, showcasing the talents of A young gymnasts.

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The beating seen on a videotaped attack of a 17-year-old girl by other girls is startlingly brutal, the profanity frequent, the victim's terror palpable.