Cook County
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Cook County approves contract for Touhy Avenue reconstructionOct 27, 2025 12:23 pm - The Cook County Board recently approved an $87.2 million contract to reconstruct a 1.5-mile stretch of Touhy Avenue between Elmhurst and Mount Prospect roads in Des Plaines.
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Former VP takes helm at Accredited Chicago NewspapersOct 23, 2025 1:44 pm - Accredited Chicago Newspapers, an organization that works with Cook County, newspapers in the city of Chicago, and the Illinois Press Association, has been purchased by its former vice president, Susan J. Walker.
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 26-Nov. 1Oct 21, 2025 2:58 pm - Upcoming gardening events, workshops, and club meetings in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like succulent propagation, putting gardens to bed for winter, houseplant care, and holiday decorations.
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Lake County bans use of its properties for staging areas and other immigration enforcement activitiesOct 20, 2025 4:03 pm - Lake County is among the latest public bodies saying its property can’t be used as a staging area, processing location or operations base for civil immigrant enforcement.
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Schaumburg Township offers property tax appeal services, free seminar Oct. 21Oct 20, 2025 1:40 pm - Residents can appeal their Cook County property taxes at Schaumburg Township through Nov. 17 and attend a free property tax appeals seminar Tuesday, Oct. 21.
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Preckwinkle bans ICE operations on Cook County propertyOct 16, 2025 4:28 pm - Federal immigration officials are banned from using county-owned property, resources and personnel for civil immigration enforcement activities, under an order signed Thursday by county board President Toni Preckwinkle.
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Top Cook County judge bars civil immigration arrests at courthousesOct 15, 2025 10:46 am - Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans has signed an order barring civil arrests of people while at county courts — a common tactic used by federal immigration agents to detain people.
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We see the ICE arrests. But what happens next for detainees?Oct 14, 2025 6:21 pm - Immigration arrests often occur in public, with onlookers sometimes capturing the events on camera and posting them to social media. But what happens once a person is detained? Here’s a look.
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 19-25Oct 14, 2025 5:32 pm - Upcoming meetings for various garden clubs in the Chicago suburbs, with presentations on topics like bonsai, houseplants, and gardening as you age.
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Cook County extends deadline, expands eligibility for $15 million Homeowner Relief FundOct 10, 2025 3:47 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Commissioner Bridget Gainer have announced the Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund has expanded its eligibility requirements and extended its deadline to Oct. 31.