Cook County
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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.
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Endorsement: O’Neill Burke for Cook County state’s attorneyOct 16, 2024 4:00 am - One prominent observation that comes from evaluating the campaigns of the candidates seeking the nation’s second-largest prosecutor’s office is how similar their concerns...
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Gun violence, public corruption top issues for Cook County state’s attorney candidatesOct 15, 2024 7:38 pm - Combating gun violence and prosecuting public corruption are among the top priorities for Cook County state’s attorney candidates Eileen O’Neill Burke, a Democrat, and Republican Bob Fioretti.
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Recent home and property salesOct 15, 2024 1:53 pm - Cook County property transfers for April 23 to June 6, 2024
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From safety to silence: More people of all ages are engaging with bikingOct 13, 2024 6:00 am - Biking news in the Chicago area ranges from hopeful planners to enthusiastic youth and the solemnity of a memorial ride. Here’s just a sample.
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Endorsement: Spyropoulos for Cook County circuit court clerkOct 13, 2024 4:00 am - Mariyana Spyropoulos will carry high expectations on her shoulders when she likely assumes the office of Cook County circuit court clerk in December. But her background, ...
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Preckwinkle $9.9 billion balanced budget proposal calls for no new taxes, fees or finesOct 09, 2024 11:00 pm - No new taxes, fees and fines for Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s $9.9 billion budget proposal.