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Thursday, March 28
The near northwest suburbs have enlisted the dead in their battle against O'Hare expansion: two cemeteries lay in the path of the expansion, and removing them would violate federal law and the Constitution, opponents say, so they're suing the city (again). Here's a little background on the cemeteries, compiled by the Bensenville Library.