Cook County
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Cook County circuit clerk wants a raiseMay 03, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the public defender's annual salary, it is $187,018 and the story has been changed to reflect th...
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Sears to pay $1.8 million to keep name on Sears Centre ArenaMay 02, 2016 11:00 pm - For months the Chicago Bulls' new Development League team, the Windy City Bulls, has been promoting its home court as Hoffman Estates' Sears Centre Arena — and so will t...
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Mosquito tidbits: First wave will hit in mid-MayMay 02, 2016 5:45 am - Mosquito-related things we learned while working on this report: • The mild and relatively dry winter was good for mosquito reproduction, but Clarke Environmental of St....
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As mosquito season begins, will Zika strike here?May 02, 2016 5:00 am - West Nile virus. Sunburn. Lyme disease. Do we need to add Zika virus to the list of ways nature could hurt us this summer? The answer is: No. Yes. Maybe. It depends on w...
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Abduction attempt reported in Des Plaines areaMay 02, 2016 1:00 am - A man who appeared to hold a knife tried to abduct a boy Monday morning near Des Plaines, Cook County sheriff's police say. The attempted abduction took place about 9 a...
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Questionable Cook fuel tax hike needs studyApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - A 66 percent tax increase to Cook County's special use gasoline and fuel tax has been proposed by Commissioner Richard Boykin. This proposed tax increase has been earma...
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Primary set records in suburban Cook CountyApr 27, 2016 1:00 am - Early voting, mail ballots and the total number of pre-election day ballots cast in suburban Cook County for the March primary all set records, according to a post-prima...
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$22.7 million awarded in fatal I-294 crash caseApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - A $22.7 million judgment - believed to be the largest wrongful-death verdict in Cook County in the past decade - was awarded to the family of a 31-year-old Union man who...
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Boomm Marketing & Communications: Randy MitchellApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Boomm Marketing & Communications, a LaGrange-based business-to-business marketing agency, has hired Randy Mitchell as creative director. Mitchell has served in a wide r...
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Former Cook employee of Dorothy Brown admits lying to grand juryApr 20, 2016 1:00 am - A Glenview man pleaded guilty Wednesday to lying to a federal grand jury that was looking into him being hired by Cook County Clerk Dorothy Brown after loaning money to ...