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Preckwinkle Orders Morgue To Address Dead Body Backlog

Rickhouse — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:40:00 +0000

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is sending staff members to help the Cook County morgue deal with the backlog of 300 to 400 dead bodies at the morgue. [ more › ]

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Bill Daley resigns as White House chief of staff

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:57:03 +0000

William Daley is resigning as President Barack Obama’s chief of staff just one year into the one of the most pivotal jobs in politics, senior administration officials said Monday.

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Cullerton: Trying for gambling expansion again

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:41:17 +0000

Senate President John Cullerton said Tuesday that he expects lawmakers to take another run at gambling expansion in 2012.

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Cook County reviewing dumping at Palatine Twp. site

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:38:32 +0000

Recent revelations that Cook County Highway Department workers have long used a site near Palatine as a dumping ground for potentially environmentally hazardous waste has “highlighted a need for modernization and reforms,” according to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Mounds of sewer and road waste were found at the highway department’s district office at Meacham and…

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Boehner says House leaders accept Senate tax terms

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:31:47 +0000

WASHINGTON — Their isolation complete, House Republicans on Thursday caved to demands by President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats and fellow Republicans for a short-term renewal of payroll tax cuts for all workers.

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Democrats encouraged about Obama in 2012

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:50:16 +0000

After a dreary summer marred by the fight over government borrowing, rank-and-file Democrats say they are growing more optimistic about President Barack Obama’s political prospects in 2012.

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Naperville District 203 on boundary maps: ‘We screwed up’

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:58:05 +0000

Naperville District 203 officials led off Monday night’s meeting with a series of apologies for the way it communicated Friday new district boundary maps that included the closing of both Ellsworth Elementary and Washington junior high schools. “Unfortunately, in our efforts to be transparent, you’re seeing the sausage being made,” said board President Mike Jaensch. “There is stuff in there that…

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House Ethics Probe into Jesse Jackson, Jr. Moves Forward

Jen Sabella — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:10:00 +0000

Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. is still on the collective mind of the House Ethics Committee, which announced their investigation into Jackson’s attempts to win appointment to the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama’s election as President will continue . [ more › ]

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Glen Ellyn orders COD to stop work, issues citations

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:48:38 +0000

As promised, Glen Ellyn officials issued stop work orders and citations to the College of DuPage on Thursday for the school’s ongoing construction projects that they say don’t comply with village codes. But COD President Robert Breuder ordered workers to continue.”Every day we lose is critical to us,” he said.

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Mount Prospect man admits slapping Devin Hester

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:00:40 +0000

Mount Prospect resident Daniel Rago pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor battery for slapping Chicago Bears wide receiver Devin Hester at the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. Rago must undergo an anger management evaluation and perform community service as part of his sentence.

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