Cook County
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No new taxes, fees or layoffs in Preckwinkle's proposed Cook County budgetOct 05, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is pitching an optimistic $9.14 billion budget for next year: no new taxes, fees or hikes of any kind, and no layoffs of gov...
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Officials: Rolling Meadows man held after leading Wood Dale police chief on chaseOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - A DuPage County judge denied pretrial release for a Rolling Meadows man accused of leading the Wood Dale police chief on a high-speed chase, officials said. Angelo Marti...
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Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership launches a public outreach campaignOct 04, 2023 1:00 am - The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership is launching a public outreach campaign to increase awareness of the region's ten American Job Centers to local career seekers and...
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Cook County releases plan to provide digitial equityOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County's first Digital Equity Action Plan, which officers strategic framework to ensure that all county residents have equitable access to digital infrastructure, d...
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Scouting Week 6 Cook County football gamesSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Maine East (1-4, 0-1) at Maine West (5-0, 1-0) When: Friday, 6:30 p.m. Last week: Maine East lost to Vernon Hills 24-6; Maine West beat Highland Park 20-19 Last year: Ma...
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Cook County announces $3M for free solar panel installationsSep 26, 2023 5:00 am - This story has been updated to clarify that the Illinois Solar For All program offers residential solar installations at low to no cost to applicants meeting certain...
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'We do not want you as our landlords': Homeowners resist Rolling Meadows annexation pushSep 23, 2023 7:00 am - Though they can't force them, Cook County and Rolling Meadows officials say they at least want to have a conversation with homeowners in two unincorporated subdivisions ...
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Cook County property transfers for July 25 to Aug. 22, 2023Sep 20, 2023 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights $686,000; 1021 N Drury Lane, Arlington Heights; Sold on July 25, 2023, by Rauen Trust to Zachary Reboletti $685,000; 1121 N Phelps Ave., Arlington Heig...
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Two Waukegan men accused of gunrunning in Lake and Cook countiesSep 20, 2023 1:00 am - Two Waukegan men have been accused of trying to sell illegal firearms in Lake and Cook counties. A news release issued Wednesday by the Illinois attorney general's offic...
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Party for the Preserves is full day of events Sept. 23Sep 19, 2023 11:00 pm - The annual Forest Preserves of Cook County's Party for the Preserves on Saturday, Sept. 23, checks a lot of boxes: it kicks off fall forest fun events that run through N...