Cook County
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Will John Daley's flip on Cook County soda tax lead to repeal?Oct 05, 2017 1:00 am - John Daley on Thursday became the first Cook County commissioner to publicly switch sides on the contentious issue of the county's tax on sweetened beverages, telling th...
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Schaumburg company pays $1 million in fraud caseOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - A Schaumburg construction company will repay the state $1 million for falsifying payroll records on public works projects, Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Wednes...
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Controversy surrounded village's Mayor CongreveOct 03, 2017 11:00 pm - Daniel Congreve, Mount Prospect's seventh mayor, who served in that capacity from 1965 to 1969, was a "back to basics" type of leader. However, his one term in office wa...
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Fall on the Farm debuts at Lambs FarmOct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - The amount of activities available at the inaugural Fall on the Farm is impressive on its own merit. But even more impressive is the impetus behind the event that takes ...
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Learn to appeal taxes at Maine Township seminarOct 02, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak will hold a property tax assessment and appeal seminar for Maine Township residents seeking to appeal their 2017 prop...
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8 years prison for Elgin man's 6th DUI, crashSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - An Elgin man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to his sixth DUI in which his blood-alcohol concentration was nearly three times the legal...
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Editorial: Cook County races should be about more than beverage taxSep 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle avoided a primary challenge Thursday when county Commissioner Richard Boykin announced he would run for re-election to his 1...
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Mount Prospect's mall: The history of RandhurstSep 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Randhurst Shopping Mall was an incredible project in its time. Built on top of one of the last farms in Mount Prospect, construction started in 1958 and the center opene...
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CROP Walks fight hunger throughout suburbsSep 25, 2017 6:00 am - As a young girl growing up in Chicago, Cindy Kueter became involved in CROP Hunger Walks after witnessing the effects of poverty in the city. Now a member of the Luther...
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Endangered osprey spotted at Prospect Heights sloughSep 24, 2017 11:00 pm - The Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission announced the sighting of an endangered osprey bird at the Prospect Heights slough during a local bird walk co-sponsore...