Cook County
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for August 2024Sep 05, 2024 7:51 am - August was a month for capturing the vibrant colors of summer with photos of birds and butterflies, flowers and frogs.
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Illinois’ first West Nile virus-related death of 2024 reported in Lake CountyAug 27, 2024 9:17 pm - The first West Nile virus-related death in Illinois in 2024 occurred in Lake County, health officials said Tuesday.
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How should Cook County spend remaining COVID funds? Here’s how to weigh inAug 27, 2024 2:16 pm - Cook County will hold four community meetings in coming weeks, including one in Palatine, to get resident input on how officials should spend remaining federal COVID relief money.
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Suspect charged in theft of computers from Cook Co. state’s attorney’s officeAug 25, 2024 6:16 pm - A 44-year-old Chicago man faces burglary and theft charges alleging he stole laptop computers and other items from the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, authorities said.
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ICC hearing set Thursday on ComEd’s new billing systemAug 23, 2024 3:49 pm - The Illinois Commerce Commission will hold a special session on ComEd’s switch to a new customer billing system on Thursday, Aug. 29. The event is from 9:30 to 11 a.m. a...
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Five charged with burglarizing video-gambling businessesAug 21, 2024 8:20 pm - Five men have been charged with participating in a burglary ring that targeted video-gambling businesses throughout the state, including suburban ones.
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Cook County jail corrections officer charged with drug possessionAug 16, 2024 8:10 pm - The Cook County sheriff’s department announced the arrest of a corrections officer at the Cook County jail on drug charges following an internal investigation of reports of individuals attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility.
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Lemont businessman sentenced to five years in prison for bribeAug 16, 2024 9:45 am - A Lemont businessman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison after admitting he bribed an employee of the Cook County assessor’s office to lower taxes on his family’s properties.
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‘It’s going to happen again’: Biting mites an issue for some following cicada emergenceAug 16, 2024 8:56 am - Like 17 years ago, a corollary effect of the periodical cicada emergence has left some people scratching unexplained red welts appearing seemingly out of nowhere.
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Sheriff warns of drug-soaked pieces of paperAug 14, 2024 8:44 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart issued a warning Wednesday about the danger of paper soaked with synthetic drugs, after his investigators seized several pieces from inmates at the county jail recently.
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