Cook County
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Democratic candidate for Cook circuit court clerk promises modernization, transparency; Opponent silentOct 24, 2024 8:41 pm - Failure to modernize and lack of transparency are the biggest challenges facing the Cook County circuit court clerk’s office, according to Mariyana Spyropoulos, Democrati...
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Clerk’s office says brief ballot scanner outage in Schaumburg Monday did not affect vote countingOct 22, 2024 3:36 pm - The Cook County clerk’s office is allaying concerns about ballot counting after a scanner broke down temporarily Monday at a Schaumburg early voting site.
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Eileen O'Neill Burke: 2024 candidate for Cook County state’s attorneyOct 21, 2024 10:27 am - Eileen O'Neill Burke is a Democrat running for Cook County state’s attorney.
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Robert W. Fioretti: 2024 candidate for Cook County state’s attorneyOct 21, 2024 10:27 am - Robert W. Fioretti is a Republican running for Cook County state’s attorney.
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After 11 days missing, body of County Club Hills woman with dementia found a few miles from her homeOct 21, 2024 8:31 am - The body of a missing Country Club Hills woman was found Saturday in a wooded area near Flossmoor Road and Central Avenue a few miles from her south suburban home.
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Ready to vote? Early voting expands across the suburbs MondayOct 20, 2024 9:00 pm - If you know who you want to vote for and want to cast your ballot now, you’re in luck. Early voting expands across the suburbs starting Monday. Here’s what you need to know.
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How much of your county’s transit sales tax dollars are going to transportation? It ranges from 3% to 100%Oct 20, 2024 9:00 pm - While some counties use all of their RTA sales tax for transportation, others channel millions into public safety.
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State’s largest bar associations release judicial recommendationsOct 17, 2024 8:58 pm - The Illinois State Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association, the state’s largest organizations of their kind, release recommendations for judicial candidates running in the Nov. 5 election.
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Mitzi Gaynor: Superstar, one-time Elgin girlOct 17, 2024 4:15 pm - Editor’s note: Actor-dancer Mitzi Gaynor died Thursday at age 93. This story was originally published on March 19, 2013. “Oh, honey,” Mitzi Gaynor told us, “it's hard to...
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Commissioner faces ethics violation over leaked Bears tax appeal infoOct 16, 2024 6:00 pm - Cook County’s inspector general has recommended that a county board of review member take ethics training for leaking confidential information about the Bears’ property tax appeal at Arlington Park to the Daily Herald and other media outlets.