Cook County
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Army Veteran loses over 50 pounds with Hines VA’s MOVE! Weight Management ProgramJan 30, 2024 12:03 pm - Approximately 80% of Veterans are overweight or obese, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Donald Logan was one of them.
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Chicago Literary Hall of Fame accepting submissions for 2024 Young Writers AwardJan 30, 2024 11:40 am - The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame invites Chicago-area students currently enrolled in grades 9-12 to submit their work for consideration for the 2024 Randall Albers Young Writers Award.
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Cook County launches app for viewing tax mapsJan 29, 2024 2:43 pm - Cook County officials are unveiling a new interactive application that will provide the public with free viewing access to the county’s tax maps. The new Tax Map Viewer a...
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How much property taxes per person does it cost to run your town?Jan 28, 2024 7:47 am - Property taxes used to fund daily operations of suburban municipalities have climbed an average of $44 per resident from 10 years ago. In at least nine suburbs, the amoun...
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Cook County offering grants to arts and culture organizationsJan 23, 2024 12:20 pm - Cook County is launching a new grant program to assist arts and culture organizations. The Nonprofit Relief Grant Program is a component of Cook County Arts, a $5 millio...
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Authorities: Four killed in the South Suburbs after domestic-related shooting, police have a suspectJan 21, 2024 2:52 pm - A man shot four people dead in a “domestic-related” incident in the South Suburbs, officials said Sunday. Police arrived on the scene shortly before 11:30 a.m. and found ...
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Some suburbs planning to opt out of Cook County’s new paid-leave rulesJan 18, 2024 7:35 pm - After opting out of the state’s new Paid Leave for All Workers Act to avoid unstaffed public safety and public works shifts, some Northwest suburbs could soon do the same...
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Mayors to meet in Chicago to discuss migrant crisisJan 10, 2024 9:24 pm - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and metropolitan mayors will meet Tuesday to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis and strategies to deal with the influx of new arrivals. Tues...
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Cook County Animal and Rabies Control offers pet safety tips during bitterly cold winter weatherJan 10, 2024 8:46 am - Dangerously low temperatures are forecast over the next few days. Snowstorms throughout the week will give way to bitterly cold subzero temperatures starting this weekend...
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Opioid death rates remain at record levels while homicides declineJan 04, 2024 9:30 am - Fatal opioid overdoses in Cook County in 2023 nearly matched the record-breaking levels in 2022, but homicides fell by 14% since 2022, according to preliminary data relea...