Cook County
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Cook County to allocate $16 million to support local climate plansFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - Cook County will dole out $16 million from federal funding to help five suburban communities target climate resilience, Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced this w...
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Cook County seeks suburban poll workers for April 4 electionJan 30, 2023 12:00 am - The Cook County Clerk's Office is seeking suburban residents who may be interested in working as an election judge for the upcoming April 4 election. Election judges ear...
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With R. Kelly already in prison, prosecutor drops Cook County chargesJan 30, 2023 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said Monday that she's dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should g...
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Cook County property transfers for Dec. 1-30, 2022Jan 27, 2023 12:00 am - Arlington Heights $625,000; 131 E Emerson St., Arlington Heights; Sold on Dec. 2, 2022, by Christian Gospel Outreach Corp to Paul Kasili Kokosoulis $555,000; 429 S Linco...
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Nonprofit My Density Matters educates women on how to advocate for their breast healthJan 24, 2023 5:00 am - Nonprofit My Density Matters educates women on how to advocate for their breast health
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Class-action suit alleges DCFS wrongfully imprisoned hundreds of childrenJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Illinois Department of Children and Family Services wrongfully incarcerated hundreds of children in juvenile detention after a court ordered them to be released to their...
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$100K grants to support Illinois businesses led by minoritiesJan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - Founders First CDC, a national 501(c) 3 nonprofit, has opened its Chicago Job Creators Quest Grant application. It will remain open through Feb. 8. Twenty-five grants to...
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Cook County homeowners to get $47 million in property tax refundsJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - Cook County homeowners who overpaid their property tax bill last year can expect to receive automatic refunds over the next three months. More than $47 million in overpa...
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Suburban cold cases solved and unsolved: How DNA has played a role so farJan 13, 2023 4:00 am - Despite thousands of leads, hundreds of interviews and untold hours of investigation, it took nearly a decade - and a couple of strokes of luck - for police to arrest th...
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Sheriffs draw lines at what they will - and will not - enforce with new weapons lawJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg had a message for gun owners concerned about Illinois' new ban on the purchase, sale and manufacture of some high-powered weapons and l...