Cook County
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Elgin man gets 6 years for selling drugs near Wing ParkAug 20, 2019 1:00 am - An Elgin man who was arrested and charged with selling cocaine three times to an confidential police informant, including one sale near a park, has been sentenced to six...
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Images: Readers' photos of local wildlifeAug 19, 2019 1:00 am - Check out our Daily Herald Suburban Wildlife page on Facebook. There, you will find what many people have asked us about: A place to share your neighborhood coyote sight...
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Coook County census panel seeks outreach help for hard-to-count communitiesAug 18, 2019 11:00 pm - The Cook County Complete Count Census Commission invites community-based organizations and local bodies of government within Cook County to submit applications for fundi...
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ComEd crews responding to outages caused by heavy stormsAug 18, 2019 1:00 am - ComEd is working to restore power to about 27,000 customers after heavy storms Sunday morning caused outages across the region. Spokesman John Schoen said that as of 11 ...
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Dorothy Brown won't seek re-election as Cook County circuit clerkAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Dorothy Brown, the longtime Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, has decided not to seek re-election next year. Brown's decision not to run closes an almost 20-yea...
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Carpentersville man charged in 2016 DUI that killed baby wants blood evidence thrown outAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - The attorney for a Carpentersville man charged with driving under the influence in a Barrington Hills crash that killed a 5-month-old is asking a judge to throw out chem...
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Dundee Township park board member tries to back out of $17.5K settlementAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - A Dundee Township Park District commissioner being sued by his family business is trying to back out of an agreement ordering him to pay $17,500 over 18 months. Frank Sc...
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Assessment appeal workshop Wednesday in Rolling MeadowsAug 12, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County Board Commissioners Kevin B. Morrison and Scott Britton, the Office of Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and Palatine Township Assessor Terry Kelly will co-ho...
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Cook County jail inmates take on the world in chess tournamentAug 09, 2019 5:30 am - The players stared intently at the chess boards in front of them, tracking their opponents' every move and plotting not only a response, but the response after that, and...
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'Mom, they shot me': Unarmed 12-year-old maimed in bed during SWAT raidAug 09, 2019 1:00 am - Amir Worship sat on the edge of a bed shirtless and terrified, his hands raised in the air. It was 5 a.m. and the 12-year-old boy, who had been sound asleep just moments...