Cook County
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Dense fog advisory issued for the suburbsDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for the Chicago area. Fog has reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less, causing delayed travel commutes...
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Watch the Ronald Johnson shooting videoDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - A Chicago police officer will not be charged in the shooting of a 25-year-old black man who authorities said was armed with a gun as he ran away from officers, prosecuto...
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SWANCC suburbs offer holiday light recyclingDec 06, 2015 10:00 pm - Many communities that are members of the of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County are hosting a drop-off for residents to bring old or burned out lights. This p...
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Homeless need urgent after loss of shelterDec 06, 2015 6:15 am - Demand for space in Lake County's homeless shelters has increased since last winter, leaving the PADS Lake County organization struggling to find room for everyone on so...
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Chicago police reports differ from video of teen's shootingDec 05, 2015 12:00 am - Hundreds of pages of documents released by Chicago officials show police officers depicting a starkly contrasting narrative to squad car video footage showing a white of...
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15% of us don't buckle up when in back seat, IDOT saysDec 05, 2015 12:00 am - Illinois law has required back-seat passengers to wear seat belts since 2012. An Illinois Department of Transportation survey shows nearly 85 percent of the state's back...
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Report: Cook County circuit court clerk employees helped get Brown on ballotDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - Dorothy Brown, the Cook County circuit court clerk who is under federal investigation, vowed she'd continue running for office even after losing support of the Cook Coun...
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CFC accepting applications for 2016 internshipsDec 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Citizens for Conservation is currently taking applications for its 2016 Summer Internship Program. The program is offered to college students majoring in the environment...
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Lester: Preckwinkle has leverage to help state's attorney hopefulDec 03, 2015 4:15 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that Scott Cizek is Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle's director of governmental and legislative affairs. ...
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3 suburban killers who could get out of prisonDec 03, 2015 4:00 am - Sentenced to life as juveniles, could they now go free?