Cook County
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Cook County Health Tips for Managing Your CholesterolSep 03, 2019 11:00 pm - September is National Cholesterol Education Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 102 million adults in the U.S. have high choles...
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How Children's Advocacy Centers help reduce trauma for child abuse victimsSep 02, 2019 1:00 am - Brightly colored furniture. Toys and games. A support dog. A healing garden. The Children's Advocacy Centers in the Chicago suburbs are a stark contrast to the typical ...
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Child advocacy groups see dip in funding with new state lawSep 02, 2019 1:00 am - A major funding gap is looming for some suburban Children's Advocacy Centers in light of new legislation that readjusts court fines and fees across the state. For more t...
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Lightfoot still fuming over feud with PreckwinkleAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has her 100 days and her initial "State of the City" address under her belt, but former mayoral rival Toni Preckwinkle is still getting under her sk...
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Lightfoot still fuming over feud with PreckwinkleAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - The bad blood between the Chicago mayor and the Cook County Board president boiled over yet again on Friday in Lori Lightfoot's meeting with the Chicago Sun-Times Editor...
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Federal appeals court upholds Cook County's assault weapons banAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - A federal appeals court has upheld an assault weapons ban in Cook County. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments from gun rights lawyers that the ban p...
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End-of-summer Health Tips from Cook County HealthAug 28, 2019 11:00 pm - With Labor Day marking the end of summer, the change in seasons is a good time to do a health assessment. Here are five tips from Cook County Health to make sure you sta...
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Foxx unveils plan to expunge 'tens of thousands' of pot convictionsAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced plans Tuesday to team with a San Francisco-based nonprofit to erase "tens of thousands" of minor cannabis convictions in ...
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Cook County Commissioner Morrison hosts town-hall meeting TuesdayAug 26, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison will host a town-hall meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the Hennessy Room of Hoffman Estates village hall, 1900 Hassell R...
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Cook County Health Offers Three Tips for Dealing with PsoriasisAug 20, 2019 11:00 pm - August is Psoriasis Awareness Month. Psoriasis is a lifelong disease related to the immune system that causes inflammation in the body and a sped-up growth cycle of skin...