Cook County
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Why many minimum wage workers in suburbs won't be getting a raise July 1Jun 24, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story was changed to say that under the county’s sick leave ordinance, workers are eligible for up to five days of paid sick leave each year. So...
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Census: Suburbs are getting older, more diverseJun 22, 2017 5:00 am - The suburbs have an older, more diverse population than in 2010, a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau says. The report released Thursday showed the number of retiremen...
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Kane clerk fees lawsuit could face delay during Cook appealJun 22, 2017 1:00 am - A proposed class-action lawsuit against the Kane County circuit court clerk arguing the office improperly charged some fees could be put on hold while an appellate court...
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Cook County clerk won't seek re-electionJun 21, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago Sun-Times Cook County Clerk David Orr, who has served in his position for more than a quarter-century and in politics for nearly four decades, will finish his te...
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Police: Shots didn't target Islamic Community Center of Des PlainesJun 20, 2017 1:00 am - Authorities released few details Tuesday about shots fired last weekend near the Islamic Community Center of Des Plaines, other than to say the mosque was not a target. ...
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Both sides are talking again in tollway, railroad feud over O'Hare bypass landJun 19, 2017 1:00 am - After much saber-rattling, the Illinois tollway and Canadian Pacific Railroad might resolve a dispute without federal intervention over land near Bensenville for a weste...
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How to guide on recycling in the Northwest suburbsJun 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Editor's note: The writer, finding herself and others confused about what's recyclable, reached out to the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County and wrote up this a...
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State, not county, should manage minimum wageJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made a comment this past week about suburban communities who've opted out of Cook County's minimum wage hike and paid sick l...
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Buffalo Grove woman's killer can seek freedom in just 6 monthsJun 16, 2017 5:30 am - We'll never make sense of the random shooting on a Wisconsin interstate last year that claimed the life of Buffalo Grove mom Tracy Czaczkowski on her way home from a fam...
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Veteran lawmaker Nekritz resigning Illinois House seatJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat and 15-year veteran in the Illinois House, is stepping down and won't seek re-election in 2018. "I've put in my time and...