Cook County
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Cook County offering $40 million grants to small businessesJul 19, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County will award $40 million in grants to small businesses early next year with funds provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, officials announced Tuesday. Small...
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Elation, dismay from suburban leaders over state Supreme Court's landmark bail rulingJul 18, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court's landmark decision Tuesday upholding the constitutionality of cashless bail sparked elation from some suburban leaders and dismay among other...
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'Wheel Tax' officially eliminated for vehicle owners in unincorporated Cook CountyJul 17, 2023 1:00 am - Vehicle owners living in unincorporated portions of Cook County no longer have to pay the county's long-standing Wheel Tax, officials said Monday. Created in the 1970s, ...
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Forest Preserves of Cook County raises fines for fly dumpingJul 16, 2023 11:00 pm - Piles of crumbling asphalt, disassembled and busted furniture, and mini mountains of used tires; these are scenes one might expect to see at a landfill. But for some Fo...
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Man charged with trying to kill Cook deputy by hitting him with carJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - A Wood Dale man has been accused of trying to kill a Cook County deputy by hitting him with a car. DuPage County Judge Mia McPherson set bail at $2 million Friday for El...
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Cook County property transfers for May 19 to June 8, 2023Jul 14, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights $705,000; 210 E Orchard St, Arlington Heights; Sold on May 22, 2023, by Thomas J Belluomini to Joseph B Curtin $690,000; 214 S Burton Place, Arlington ...
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'Our nerves are shot': How rumbling trucks are disrupting a Streamwood neighborhoodJul 10, 2023 5:30 am - As a large truck whizzed by on Schaumburg Road, Caroline Weaver raised her voice to a near-shout so she could be heard above the din. “35 mph? Sure he is,” the Streamwoo...
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Chicken truck rolls over near HillsideJul 08, 2023 1:00 am - A truck containing more than 17 tons of frozen chicken crashed near Hillside Saturday morning, state police said. At about 5:57 a.m., an Illinois State Police Troop 3 tr...
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Cook County property transfers for May 11 to June 6, 2023Jul 07, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights $560,000; 2562 E Haverhill Court, Arlington Heights; Sold on May 15, 2023, by Wiederholt Trust to Veronica Gallien $540,000; 203 S Princeton Ave., Arli...
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Access to urgent care in Northwest suburbs gets a boostJul 06, 2023 1:00 am - Access to urgent care for residents of Arlington Heights and surrounding areas received a boost Thursday when U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi presented $1 million in feder...