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4 hrs ago | The Highland Park News

Westchester man charged in murder of Niles man in Stone Park

A Westchester man has been charged with murdering a Niles man who was shot dead Wednesday in west suburban Stone Park.

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Related Topix: Stone Park, IL, Niles, IL, Westchester, IL, Maywood, IL

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Vote clears way for Ill. abortion notification law

Illinois was cleared Wednesday to start enforcing a hotly debated law requiring that a teenage girl's parents be notified before she has an abortion, after a vote by the state's Medical Disciplinary Board.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Illinois Government, Abortion, Chicago Metro

WGN-TV Chicago

Degorski sentenced to life in Brown's Chicken slayings

A former handyman convicted of killing seven people at a suburban Chicago fast food restaurant has been sentenced to life in prison.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Palatine, IL, Death Penalty

MyFoxChicago

Amtrak Train Hits, Kills Two People

Unincorporated Cook County Near Stickney - Two apparently homeless men were killed by an Amtrak train in unincorporated Cook County near west suburban Stickney Tuesday night.

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Related Topix: Stickney, IL

Tue Nov 03, 2009

WICD

Jim Ryan Running For Governor

Springfield- Jim Ryan officially launched his campaign to become the state's next governor here in front of the capitol.

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Related Topix: Rod Blagojevich, US Governors, Rolling Meadows, IL, Palatine, IL

The Straits Times

Ex-NYSE president guilty

A JURY said on Tuesday that former New York Stock Exchange president Gerald Putnam cheated his former partner out of millions of dollars in a business venture that was central to the migration of exchange trading from pits to computer screens.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings, Investment Services

The Highland Park News

Bond reduction denied for suspect in Barrington Hills robbery

A Lake County judge declined to reduce bond for a Cook County man who was found with an AK-47, several handguns and $500,000 in jewelry that were stolen from a Barrington Hills home in September.

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Related Topix: Barrington Hills, IL, Lake County, IL, Hanover Park, IL

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

$1M bond set for teen charged in Halloween shooting

A 15-year-old boy was held on $1 million bond Monday after being charged with attempted murder for his alleged role in a gang-related Halloween night shooting in northwest suburban Streamwood.

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Related Topix: Streamwood, IL, Hanover Park, IL, Rolling Meadows, IL, Hoffman Estates, IL

WGN-TV Chicago

Woman dies after being shot at party in Austin neighborhood

A 24-year-old woman died after being shot in the chest Sunday morning at a party in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Chicago Metro

Sun Nov 01, 2009

WBEZ-FM Chicago

Cook County Backs Off from Cuts at Hospitals

Cook County health officials are backing away from a plan to cut services at two public hospitals.

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Related Topix: Oak Forest, IL

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Teen dies nearly two months after Lake Shore Drive crash

A 17-year-old Des Plaines girl died Thursday night -- almost two months after a North Side crash where the car she was in was traveling in the wrong direction on Lake Shore Drive.

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Related Topix: Des Plaines, IL

WBBM-AM Chicago

A rainy day, watch for flooding

CHICAGO a * The rain that fell overnight is expected to leave the city soggy throughout the day Friday, and it has already left several major thoroughfares washed out.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Chicago Metro, Natural Disasters, Flood, Weather, Oak Park, IL

NBC Chicago

No Trick: Illinois Set to Release 1,000 Inmates

And now for something truly scary. Halloween has arrived, and the Illinois legislature is providing residents with their biggest shrieks of the season.

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Related Topix: Prison, Chicago Metro, Violent Crime

Fri Oct 30, 2009

Belleville News

Illinois woman accused of embezzling $500,000

A Joliet woman has been charged with theft in connection with the embezzlement of $500,000 from a spring manufacturing company.

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Related Topix: Schiller Park, IL, Chicago Metro

The SouthtownStar

Cook County to take appts. for H1N1 shots

Cook County health officials plan to offer swine flu vaccine by appointment at four sites in the suburbs.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Bridgeview, IL, Markham, IL

MyFoxChicago

Prostitution Sting Hits O'Hare Area

More than 100 people were arrested and more than $100,000 in guns, drugs and cash were seized during a six-month Cook County Sheriff's police investigation targeting northwest suburban crime.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Franklin Park, IL, Stone Park, IL, Bellwood, IL

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Daily Herald

Study: Cook County lax over lawsuits

An Illinois legal-reform group released a study Wednesday suggesting Cook County is squandering millions of dollars annually with a lax approach to fighting frivolous lawsuits.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Dupage County, IL, Bartlett, IL, Palatine, IL, Chicago Metro

WGN-TV Chicago

Palatine children among first to receive free H1N1 from Cook County

Thousands of children in Palatine will be among the first today to receive free H1N1 vaccinations from the Cook County Health Department.

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Related Topix: Palatine, IL, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Rolling Meadows, IL, Hoffman Estates, IL, Education Etc.

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Fort Mill Times

2 charged with victimizing mourners at funerals

Cook County Sheriff's police say two young men from Chicago's southern suburbs are accused of preying on mourners by looting unlocked cars during funeral services.

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Related Topix: Chicago Ridge, IL, Chicago Metro

MyFoxChicago

Crime Rate up in Chicago, Cook County

Illinois State Police say crime overall was down everywhere in the state last year except for Chicago and suburban Cook County.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Arlington Heights, IL

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