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SEEMINGLY-HYPOCRITICAL ACTION CASTS DOUBT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF COUNTY BOYCOTT MOVE! The new Arizona Immigration Law , which gives AZ Police , in certain situations, the authority to question, check identity documents, and detain those officers may consider
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FOR SOME DOWNTOWN CHICAGO COMMUTERS, WATER TAXIS A MORE PLEASANT COMMUTING ALTERNATIVE TO BUS, EL! Enjoy the Memorial Day holiday, folks! But as you're enjoying your BBQ, your beer, and later on, Game 2 for the Chicago Blackhawks in the Stanley Cup
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CHICAGO MAYOR RICHARD DALEY DIRECTS VIOLATORS TO PARKS. GOAL TO PRESENT YOUTHS TO ALTERNATIVES TO THE STREETS. Historically, kids who break the Chicago Curfew for those under the age of 17, especially in some of the toughest neighborhoods in Chicago,
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FOR MOST, NEITHER PARENT MAY HAVE REQUESTED ANONYMITY! Here in IL , if you were adopted as a child, finding your birth parents identities has often been hit and miss. Often, the process requires considerable research, without a positive outcome. One of
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AVERAGE IL ANNUAL AUTO PREMIUM NEARLY $1,680! WHO TOPS THE LIST? LOUISIANA! You own and drive a car in Chicago? Chances are, you're paying a high premium for your auto insurance! According to research just completed by the Independent Insurance Agents
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TECHNICALLY, GUNS BANNED ACROSS CHICAGO - BUT U.S. SUPREME COURT CONSIDERING WHETHER TO OVERTURN LOCAL LAW! Here in Chicago , the cynical among us beam that our city was the Birthplace of the Drive By Shooting. Gun rights advocates claim that restrictive
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HUNDREDS OF NEW DOWNTOWN CHICAGO RENTAL APARTMENTS, CONDOS BLOAT INVENTORY, OUTSTRIP RENTAL DEMAND! You wanna live in Downtown Chicago or The Chicago Loop ? Desire to rent , rather than to buy? Likely, you're going to save a lot of money by renting
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LASER SPEED GUN READINGS NOW ADMISSIBLE IN COURT - COOK COUNTY IL JUDGE! From Chicago - the land of expensive on-street parking, $100 red light camera citations, and now-more-infrequent CTA Bus Service - comes a new technology designed to generate more
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AVERAGE MONTHLY BILLS CAN INCREASE AS MUCH AS $5.50/MONTH! Live in Chicago? You know, during a Cold Chicago Winter , heating bills can go through the roof. Especially if you have an older home, with 1920's-era insulation. Four winters ago, during
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PORTAGE PARK The new year has settled in nicely and now it's time to start thinking about your goals and resolutions for 2010. It's also the time when parents and their kids start viewing colleges. There is one location in Portage Park that's
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NUMBER OF DAILY CHICAGO POTHOLE REPAIRS FALLS BY OVER 90% - BUT UP TO THREE MORE MONTHS OF WINTER REMAIN TO TEST DRIVERS, ROADS! You drive in Chicago? If you do, each winter and into spring, you would see why many refer to the City of Chicago as "Pothole
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PORTAGE PARK Finally, it's warming up outside. Why not go for a swim? One place that is definitely a gem in the neighborhood is Portage Park - the actual park. It's a location that is not only fabulous for spring/summer wedding backdrops and spending
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CHICAGO ALDERMAN WANTS TO REOPEN OLD CASE, "SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT" ON 1939 MURDER OF PROMINENT MOB INFORMANT! Chicago! Will it ever get passed the old Al Capone Rep? The made-for-Hollywood story of Eliot Ness and the Untouchables exposing
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NORWOOD PARK Not only does the Norwood Park Historical Society offer many events for the local community, it also offers a Museum with exhibits. There are four different exhibit rooms which include Margaret's Room, Norwood Park History, Prehistoric
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STREET PARKING IN PAY-BOX ZONES TO JUMP 25 TO 75 CENTS BEGINNING JANUARY 4TH! Ahhh, yes! Chicago Politics at its absolute finest! Late in 2008, the Chicago City Council virtually rubber-stamped, with little debate, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's
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