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O'Connor, of Oak Lawn, was just 16 when she learned she was pregnant. She worked through fear, denial, confusion and uncertainty before she made her decision to place her baby for adoption. Now 26, she ...

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Watching Stanley Kurzeja drape his client in a black-and-white cape dotted with pictures of old-fashioned hair tonic and straight razors before meticulously clipping away clouds of silver locks, it's hard to imagine the 87-year-old in his days as a World War II machine gunner.

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A Mount Greenwood man who worked tirelessly for veterans now is being mourned by those veterans after he died from injuries suffered in a robbery earlier this week in Midlothian.

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Smith has researched this new technology and presented his findings to the village board. He could propose an ordinance early next year.

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It may be back to the drawing board for Loren Flowers, a developer with Delani Builders Inc., who wants to build Moray Terrace Estates along Moray Terrace and Cottage Grove in Crete.

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The White Sox have purchased the contracts of outfielder Stefan Gartrell and right-handed pitchers Brandon Hynick, Brian Omogrosso and Sergio Santos from Class AAA Charlotte and right-hander Santo Luis from Class A Winston-Salem.

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An Orland Park man is among 15 people accused today of taking part in a cocaine distribution network with ties to a Mexican drug-trafficking cartel.

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Oprah Winfrey was set to announce Friday that her powerhouse daytime television show, the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire with legions of fans, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air.

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Many years ago, I took my friend Larry to see a golf course that Cook County had built with taxpayer dollars in Oak Forest.

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Elzie Banks Jr., of Matteson, was the first person to enter the cemetery today. He planned to check on his dad's and his sister's graves.

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In a special budget session on Wednesday, village manager Larry Deetjen presented trustees with a proposal that had an increase in one tax, the resurrection of another and a new liquor tax.

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A 54-year-old Tinley Park woman has been charged with a hate crime, accused of pulling on a Muslim woman's headscarf while the two shopped in a grocery store, a spokeswoman for the Cook County state's attorney's office said.

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**VIDEO** Oak Park Pet of the Week - Gandolf -
Gandolf the cat is currently available for adoption at the Animal Care
League, in Oak Park. Please call 708-848-8155 for information.

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The District 205 school board on Monday voted 6 to 1 to mandate that students volunteer in order to receive their diploma. Board member Michael Lewan-dowski cast the sole "no" vote.










