Cook County
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Election officials say true test for same-day registration is in NovemberMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - The competitive presidential contests on both the Republican and Democratic tickets drove record turnout in Tuesday's primary, suburban election officials say. But Cook ...
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DuPage ranks as healthiest county in Illinois; Lake, McHenry crack top 10.Mar 16, 2016 1:00 am - DuPage County residents live in the healthiest community in the state. In fact, suburban collar counties took three of the top 10 ratings, according to new health rankin...
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Wind dies down, stormy weather continuesMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - After a windy afternoon and evening, isolated thunderstorms were expected to move through the area overnight. A wind advisory from the National Weather Service expired a...
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Foxx declares victory over Alvarez in Cook State's Attorney raceMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - In an election watched nationally because of its connection to the police shooting of a black teenager, Kim Foxx ousted incumbent Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alva...
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Here's who won in contested Cook judicial primary racesMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Suburban voters Tuesday picked primary winners in six contests to fill Cook County court vacancies, according to vote totals from the Cook County clerk's website and the...
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Brown claims victory in circuit court clerk primaryMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown said she feels "vindicated" by her easy victory in the Democratic primary Tuesday, in which she came in 160,000 votes ahead...
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Some suburban Cook County polls places staying open lateMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - Four suburban Cook County precincts, including one in Prospect Heights, will stay open for voting until 8 p.m. because their polling places opened late, Cook County Cler...
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Authorities: Man beat 7-week-old baby boyMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - A 21-year-old man was being held in Kane County jail after being accused of beating a 7-week-old boy, Elgin police said. Bail for Anthony B. Briden, of the 400 block of...
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Two incumbents, two newcomers get Democratic nod in water district racesMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - Two incumbents and two newcomers on Tuesday received the Democratic nomination for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board. According to uno...
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State's attorney's race leads list of hot Northwest Suburban primariesMar 14, 2016 5:30 am - The two Democratic challengers looking to unseat Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez in Tuesday's primary say the county's criminal justice system is broken, but ...