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Cook County is the biggest county in the state of Illinois and includes Chicago and many of the surrounding suburbs in the northeast corner of the state. According to the U.S. Census, the county covered about 945 square miles and its population was 5,288,655 in 2006. The county was named after Daniel Pope Cook, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 1800s. Toni Preckwinkle is the Cook County Board President.
Cook County is the biggest county in the state of Illinois and includes Chicago and many of the surrounding suburbs in the northeast corner of the state. According to the U.S. Census, the county covered about 945 square miles and its population was 5,288,655 in 2006. The county was named after Daniel Pope Cook, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 1800s. Toni Preckwinkle is the Cook County Board President.
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed ut est turpis, et elementum sapien. Fusce quis porttitor mauris. Mauris elementum, sem id laoreet auctor, lacus dui dictum est, ultrices auctor risus orci at enim. Proin blandit diam eu lacus...Tags: India, Egypt
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Cathie Wright dies at 82; former assemblywoman and state senator
A cardboard elephant in Cathie Wright's Sacramento office during her 20 years in the Assembly and state Senate from 1980 to 2000 summed up the Simi Valley Republican's sense of statecraft: "It's Better to Be a Stomper, Than a Stompee."
"I'm tenacious, I'...Tags: Elections, Government, Human Interest, John Burton, India
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Dora Saint dies at 98; author of Miss Read novels
Dora Saint, a prolific and gentle chronicler of English village life who wrote a popular series of novels under the pen name Miss Read, died April 7 at her home in Great Shefford, west of London, British media reported. She was 98. Attention to the small...Tags: India, Egypt, Arts and Culture, England, Obituaries
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Rich Saul dies at 64; played center on the L.A. Rams
Whenever he hunkered over the football, as he did for 12 seasons as center for the Los Angeles Rams, Rich Saul had a way of being not only ferocious but folksy.
"Rich would get down over the ball, and there's the nose guard, and Rich is talking to him,...Tags: Jackie Slater, Tom Mack, Cancer, Jack Youngblood, St. Louis Rams
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PASSINGS: Murray Rose, Tippy Dye, Garry Walberg
Murray Rose Swimmer won Olympic gold medals Murray Rose, 73, a four-time Olympic gold medal swimmer from Australia who also competed at USC while studying acting in the late '50s, died Sunday in Sydney of leukemia, Swimming Australia said. Rose...Tags: Groucho Marx, College Basketball, Michigan Wolverines, Television, The Ohio State University
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PASSINGS: Howard B. Schow
Howard B. Schow Manager of Vanguard mutual funds Howard B. Schow, 84, a well-regarded manager of Vanguard mutual funds such as the $30.1-billion Vanguard Primecap, died of natural causes April 8 at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, said Joel P. Fried,...Tags: U.S. Navy, Long Island, Economy, Business and Finance, Personal Finance, Egypt
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Martin Poll dies at 89; veteran producer best known for 'Lion in Winter'
Martin Poll, 89, a veteran producer best known for "The Lion in Winter," the Oscar-winning 1968 film that starred Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole, died Saturday in New York. He had pneumonia and kidney failure, according to his son, Jon.
Hepburn...Tags: Katharine Hepburn, Entertainment Events, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole, Entertainment
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Charles I. Schneider dies at 89; former Times Mirror executive
Charles I. Schneider, a former president and board chairman of the Music Center Operating Co. who served as an executive with Times Mirror Co., died Sunday of age-related causes at his Beverly Hills home, his family said. He was 89.
At the Music Center...Tags: Egypt, India, Arts and Culture, Northwestern University, Entertainment
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A bit of the Mediterranean washes up in Bel-Air home
This gated Mediterranean-style mansion in Bel-Air centers on a dramatic round hallway off the entry. Wrought iron handrails ring the second level, and the hall is topped by clerestory windows and decorative glass.
Location: 2244 Weybridge Lane, Los...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Egypt, India, Personal Service, Bars and Clubs
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Association board mistreats homeowners seeking payment plans
Question: I'm a board director who's not happy with the way our association has been operating. I'm not part of the "majority," so there is little I can do to ensure laws are followed and owners are not mistreated. The manager instructs directors not to...Tags: Egypt, India, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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'Laugh-In' actor's home on the market
The West Hollywood home of actor Alan Sues, who portrayed several wacky characters on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" starting in the late 1960s, is on the market at $1.175 million.
The Spanish-style house, built in 1927, is entered through a gated courtyard...Tags: Egypt, India, Alan Sues, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (tv program)
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When time allows, 1992 riots are poignant lesson in L.A. schools
They were not even born at the time their city erupted in flames, violence and rage against a system that would not convict Los Angeles police officers of brutally beating a black man.
But high school students Jiaya Ingram, Ashley Torres and Jessica...Tags: Arts and Culture, Justice and Rights, The Holocaust (1934-1945), James Ingram, Egypt
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