Cook County
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Delinquent Cook County tax sale postponedMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - A Cook County circuit judge has postponed the annual tax sale of delinquent properties scheduled to begin May 8, because of the spread of the new coronavirus, Treasurer ...
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Good News: Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates adapts annual fundraiser for social distancingMar 24, 2020 6:00 am - Leave it to the Rotarians to get things done. Members of the Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates faced a difficult decision this month, one that many nonprofit org...
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More at Cook County jail test positive for COVID-19Mar 24, 2020 1:00 am - An additional inmate and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Cook County jail, officials said late Tuesday. The most recent confirmed case is a 47-yea...
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Two Cook County jail inmates positive for COVID-19Mar 23, 2020 1:00 am - Two Cook County jail detainees tested positive for COVID-19 Monday, according to Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. The two men - a 42-year-old in custody since late De...
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Cook County jail officer tests positive for coronavirusMar 22, 2020 1:00 am - A Cook County jail correctional officer has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation at home, Sheriff Tom Dart announced Sunday. The sheriff's office used video ...
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Cook County distributes 33,600 masks to first respondersMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - The Cook County Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security distributed more than 33,600 N95 masks and an additional 38,800 gloves and gowns for the use of ...
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Sheriff expands safety measures at Cook County jailMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has expanded protective measures at the Cook County jail to include opening previously shuttered build...
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Private jet operations tick up at Chicago Executive, DuPage airportsMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - Private jet traffic has risen slightly at two suburban airports likely related to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. Officials at Chicago Executive Airport in Whe...
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Cook County prosecutors won't pursue low-level drug cases during COVID-19 pandemicMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County prosecutors will not prosecute nonviolent, low-level drug cases "which pose little to no risk to public safety" during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Cook Co...
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Cook County launches emergency alert text system, hotlineMar 19, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County on Thursday launched "AlertCook," a new emergency alert text system and hotline number to provide residents public health alerts and emergency information re...