Cook County
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Cook County exceeding emissions reduction goalsDec 28, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County is exceeding its target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its buildings, the county's 2015 Sustainability Report shows. The county's emissions have ...
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Live Nativities show reason behind the seasonDec 25, 2015 5:00 am - While the holiday season can turn into a hectic glut of shopping, gifts and parties, living Nativities held in the suburbs have a way of taking Christians back to the hu...
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Dawn Patrol: COD meeting; girl meets hockey heroesDec 23, 2015 4:00 am - 3 COD trustees who boycotted last week now want special meeting The three College of DuPage trustees who boycotted a board meeting last week to protest, among other thin...
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Cook County sheriff says too many mentally ill in jailDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, as part of his campaign to reduce what he calls unjust incarceration of the poor and mentally ill, said in a news release Wednesday that pr...
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Rivers Casino owes county $3 million in unpaid taxesDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - A recent Illinois Supreme Court decision will allow Cook County to collect about $3 million in unpaid taxes and generate another $1 million in tax revenue annually from ...
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Dawn Patrol: Beach Park death, fight over gunDec 22, 2015 4:00 am - Beach Park woman dies in crash A Beach Park woman died yesterday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Wadsworth, police said. Teresita B. Mangaran, 66, was driving...
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Dawn Patrol: Bears lose; Bartlett man dies in crashDec 21, 2015 4:00 am - Bartlett man killed after car hits tree in Elgin A Bartlett man was killed yesterday in a single-vehicle crash in Elgin, police said. A preliminary investigation in...
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Cook County cuts vehicle fleet, centralizes maintenanceDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Cook County is streamlining its vehicle fleet operations for more efficient purchase, use and maintenance. Among steps in an updated Vehicle Use Policy is designation o...
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Politicians' falls from grace highlight the year in courts and crimeDec 17, 2015 10:00 pm - For several prominent suburban leaders, 2015 was marked by spectacular falls from grace. But none received more attention than the arrest of retired U.S. House Speaker D...
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Applications open to vote by mail for March primaryDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - Now through March 10 suburban Cook County voters may apply online for mail ballots for the March 2016 primary election. All registered voters can request a mail ballot u...