Cook County
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Projects facing the ax in state budgetOct 31, 2021 6:13 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Millions of dollars for everything from a Sicilian delegation's suburban visit to new police cars were stricken from the state budget Thursday by Gov. Rod...
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Gurnee getting ready for the floodOct 31, 2021 6:17 pm - Whirring front-end loaders, sweating volunteers and piles of sand were part of a flood-prevention effort launched Thursday in Gurnee. It's not a question of whether the ...
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Is transit system running on empty?Oct 31, 2021 6:16 pm - Two transit officials - one the former state treasurer - are challenging the purported size of Metra's budget shortfall as the agency pushes for a quarter-cent sales tax...
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Fluke front is to blame for all this rainOct 31, 2021 6:17 pm - Will it ever stop raining? State climatologists and meteorologists say yes, but just not right now. Experts say that's because the heavy August rainfall on northern Il...
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RTA: Cuts, fare hikes imminentOct 31, 2021 6:14 pm - Metra, Pace and CTA officials drew a budget line in the sand Thursday. After pressing for nearly a year for tax hikes to fill a collective $240 million budget hole, tra...
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President discusses what's ahead for Roosevelt's Schaumburg campusOct 31, 2021 6:17 pm - Five years ago, Roosevelt University President Charles Middleton began forging the 21st century identities of both the Chicago and Schaumburg campuses he oversees. Now a...
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Wind, rain hit suburbs; building portion caves inOct 31, 2021 6:00 pm - Gusting wind and drenching rain blasted DuPage County and the Northwest suburbs this afternoon, injuring dozens of people, felling parts of buildings and homes and causi...
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Mosquitoes waiting for a hot spellOct 31, 2021 6:07 pm - With a nonstop deluge turning the suburbs into bayou country, many are wondering if recent storms mean an onslaught of mosquitoes. And are they infected with West Nile v...
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Colleges offer ways to put B.S. into your degreeOct 31, 2021 6:09 pm - Buffy 101 Local colleges offer many ways to put the B.S. into your degree The alarm went off at 7:15 a.m., leaving you plenty of time to get ready for your 8 a.m. class....
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LaSalle employees warn of ripples from merger layoffsOct 31, 2021 6:06 pm - More than 10,500 jobs in Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will counties -- including about 4,150 at LaSalle Bank -- could be eliminated in the next two years with its purchase by ...