Cook County
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Broadwind Energy gains $11 million in new tower ordersJul 07, 2016 1:00 am - CICERO - Broadwind Energy announced $11 million in new tower orders from a U.S. wind turbine manufacturer. Broadwind will produce these towers in its Manitowoc, Wiscons...
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Cook County puts services first with new websiteJul 06, 2016 1:00 am - With its new website, Cook County wants to make it easier for you to find a lost pet, apply for a job or request a birth certificate. And to do that, the county worked w...
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U-Haul closes, sells Oak Lawn locationJul 06, 2016 1:00 am - OAK LAWN - The U-Haul location at 4650 W. 95th St., which had been in operation since 1976, has closed and the property sold to a neighboring auto dealership, the compa...
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I-Walk for Hunger exceeds fundraising goalJul 05, 2016 11:00 pm - About 200 hardy souls walked a 5K route in temperatures approaching 90 degrees Sunday, June 26, for I-Walk for Hunger, a Northwest Suburban Interfaith Council project to...
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District 214 class prepares teens for success after high schoolJul 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Ten months ago, 14-year-old Armando Ramírez couldn't speak English. He immigrated to Rolling Meadows from Michoacán, Mexico, making the difficult choice to leave his pa...
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Cook County recorder says merger not in best interests of Cook CountyJul 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Democratic Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen Yarbrough is unopposed for re-election this November, but she's suddenly in a fight for her political life. Cook County vo...
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Cook County 2017 budget forecast predicts $175 million shortfallJun 30, 2016 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday projected an FY2017 operating shortfall of $174.3 million, driven in part by state budget gridlock, a growing le...
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Avoid firework injuries by leaving the show to the professionalsJun 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Keep your eyes to the skies this Fourth of July and your hands off fireworks. That's the best advice to reduce your risk of injury during this extended holiday weekend. ...
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Preckwinkle nominates 5 to county Health, Hospitals System boardJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has nominated five health experts to the governing board of the Cook County Health and Hospitals System. Sidney Thomas, Mary...
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NB Coatings expands in northwest IndianaJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - LANSING - NB Coatings, a Japan-owned manufacturer of automotive coatings for plastics, recently broke ground on a new facility in Hobart, Indianan. NB Coatings North Ame...