Cook County
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Cook County property transfers for June 12-28, 2023Aug 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights $740,000; 621 S Evergreen Ave., Arlington Heights; Sold on June 13, 2023, by Zilewicz Trust to Teig A Vandam Kutsch $635,000; 806 W Noyes St., Arlingto...
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How has Cook County spent its COVID-relief money? New website explainsAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County has launched a new website - arpa.cookcountyil.gov - to show how the county is spending the $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds it has recei...
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Calls threatening arrest for missing jury duty are a scam, Cook County sheriff saysAug 07, 2023 1:00 am - Calls from someone purporting to be a member of the Cook County sheriff's office and threatening arrest for missing jury duty are a scam, Sheriff Tom Dart says. The call...
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Crafty, small green heron uses bait to catch its unsuspecting foodAug 01, 2023 6:00 am - Crafty, small green heron uses bait to catch its unsuspecting food
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Is there logic to those tollway travel-time destinations? We answer your questions.Jul 31, 2023 5:30 am - By Marni Pyke Micki Coppel always knows how long it will take to reach Lake-Cook Road when he's driving west on the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90). That's because a helpful ...
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Forest Preserves of Cook County opens photo contestJul 30, 2023 11:00 pm - Whether you have an eye for casually capturing images or you're a professional photographer, the Forest Preserves of Cook County wants to see your nature photographs sho...
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Cook County property transfers for May 30 to June 22, 2023Jul 28, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights $651,000; 2015 N Woodland Lane, Arlington Heights; Sold on June 9, 2023, by Daniel Michael Volpe Trust to Gulfer Hurdogan $625,000; 223 S Kaspar Ave., ...
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Cook County receives statewide award for Center for Hard to Recycle MaterialsJul 26, 2023 5:00 am - Since Illinois' first Center for Hard to Recycle Materials opened this Earth Day, nearly 37,000 pounds of materials that might have otherwise gone to the landfill have b...
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Cook County saw record 2,000 fatal opioid overdoses last year, most linked to fentanylJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County experienced a record number of opioid overdose deaths last year, the great majority of which involved fentanyl, the county medical examiner's office reported...
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With temperatures rising, Cook County opening suburban cooling centersJul 25, 2023 1:00 am - With temperatures expected to climb into the 90s, and heat indexes in the 100s, Cook County will open several cooling centers in the suburbs this week. Locations include...