Cook County
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Which suburbs' vehicle allowances count toward pensions?Nov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Does your town give its top administrator a vehicle allowance that raises his or her public pension? How much did a two-year Open Meetings Act fight between Grayslake El...
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Quentin Road public hearingNov 13, 2016 12:00 am - The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways is hosting a public meeting to discuss potential improvements to Quentin Road between Dundee Road and Lake-Cook...
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Drugs, weapons charges follow single-car accidentNov 12, 2016 12:00 am - A 21-year old Orlando, Florida, man was being held Saturday in Cook County Jail on drug and weapons charges stemming from a single-car accident in Prospect Heights. Poli...
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Add about 10% to cost of pop: Cook County OKs soda taxNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday narrowly passed a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages, but only after Board President Toni Preckwinkle came in...
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Why sweetened beverage tax is OKNov 09, 2016 11:01 pm - Cook County is facing a health crisis. Rates of chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes and obesity are skyrocketing, and the health of our families and future ge...
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Cook subcircuit races close; circuit court judges retainedNov 09, 2016 6:00 pm - In contested races in Cook County's 12th judicial subcircuit - which comprises parts of Arlington Heights, Barrington, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Schaumburg and Streamwo...
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Cook County: Foxx elected state's attorney; Brown captures fifth termNov 08, 2016 6:03 pm - State's attorney Democrat Kim Foxx of Flossmoor took more than 70 percent of the votes Tuesday and declared victory over Republican Christopher Pfannkuche for Cook ...
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Cook County Vital Records offices closing for Election DayNov 08, 2016 12:00 am - The Cook County Clerk's Bureau of Vital Records offices will be closed Tuesday due to the Presidential Election. Customers will not be able to apply for birth, marriage,...
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Collar counties except McHenry weigh in for ClintonNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - As the scale tips back and forth between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, the suburbs weighed in Tuesday with all but McHenry County favoring the fi...
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Voters close to approving merger of Cook County recorder, clerk officesNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen Yarbrough, who was in an uncontested race, likely will serve her final term after voters Tuesday were close to approving the merg...