Cook County
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Probation, community service for man in 7-hour Elgin police standoffJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - A 58-year-old man who sparked a seven-hour standoff with Elgin police last summer after threatening to shoot a woman has been sentenced to a year of probation and 30 hou...
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Average property tax bills to spike $560 in Northwest Cook CountyJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - Homeowners in Northwest Cook County can expect an average bump of about $560 on property tax bills that will go out later this month. That's based on tax rate and reasse...
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Lester: Senators accuse Arlington Heights group of spreading faulty climate change infoJun 12, 2017 5:30 am - Four Democratic U.S. senators are taking aim at the Arlington Heights-based Heartland Institute, which sent more than 200,000 teachers across the country a book and CD c...
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Two men injured in shooting near Arlington HeightsJun 12, 2017 1:00 am - Two men were shot Monday afternoon at an apartment complex in unincorporated Palatine Township near Arlington Heights, authorities said. Cook County sheriff's police res...
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County board approves incentives for suburban businessesJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - The Cook County Board Wednesday approved tax incentives allowing the creation or retention of industrial jobs in the Northwest suburbs of Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg and...
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Prosecutors: Bartlett man strangled wife because she wouldn't stop 'nagging him'Jun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's note: A previous version of this report mistakenly said prosecutors alleged Carlo Madonia killed his wife because she wouldn't stop "nagging him" about retu...
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Lester: No-fly zones for drones over Cook County property?Jun 01, 2017 5:30 am - A Cook County commissioner wants to ban drones over county property but says it's likely forest preserves would be treated differently than the jail, hospitals or courth...
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Fishing derbies in Hoffman Estates, Elk GroveMay 30, 2017 11:00 pm - A pair of fishing derbies will be held in the Northwest suburbs this weekend. The Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce and Industry's annual Community Fishing Derby will ...
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Values, not home, drove push for minimum wage hikeMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - I appreciate the kind words regarding my stewardship of Cook County that begin a recent Daily Herald editorial. Since taking office in December 2010, my administration h...
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Meet the Daily Herald 2016-17 Academic Team - our best and brightestMay 23, 2017 5:25 am - The Daily Herald's 2016-17 Academic Teams - from the Northwest suburbs, Lake County, DuPage County and the Fox Valley - represent the best and brightest our schools have...