Cook County
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Cook County plans to erase nearly $80 million of residents' medical debtMay 10, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County has acquired and erased more than $25 million in medical debt owed by about 45,000 residents, and intends to eliminate an additional $54 million in coming we...
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Many suburban homeowners in north, northwest Cook County to see higher tax bills this fallMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - North and Northwest suburban retailers, office owners and apartment landlords were apoplectic in 2019 when Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi raised property assessments o...
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Cook County property transfers for March 15 to April 3, 2023May 05, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights $725,000; 915 E Euclid Ave., Arlington Heights; Sold on March 17, 2023, by Ravindra Chigurupati to Melissa D Ryan $525,000; 1535 N Kennicott Ave., Arli...
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Foxx appoints veteran prosecutor as chief deputy state's attorneyMay 03, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced Wednesday the appointment of Christopher "Thor" Martin as chief deputy state's attorney. "Thor is a proven leader, teste...
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Will McHenry County help bridge financial gap on Longmeadow? Officials aren't sure.May 02, 2023 1:00 am - While Kane County hopes its neighbors will help foot the bill for its Longmeadow Parkway project and keep it from becoming a tollway, some officials in McHenry County ar...
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South Barrington teen teaches art to help seniors, refugeesMay 01, 2023 5:30 am - When Hafsah Khan started painting four years ago, it served as an outlet for her emotions. “It's therapeutic ... it definitely is a coping mechanism,” said Hafsah, 16, o...
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Cook County property transfers for March 1-28, 2023Apr 28, 2023 1:00 am - Arlington Heights $656,000; 407 N Haddow Ave., Arlington Heights; Sold on March 13, 2023, by John Dreyer to Tyler Muprhy $615,000; 712 E Crabtree Drive, Arlington Height...
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'I leave now with my head held high': Oft-embattled Kim Foxx won't seek reelectionApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced she will not seek a third term as the leader of the nation's second-largest prosecutors' office. “At the conclusion of my...
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Cook County correctional officer charged in deadly Niles shootingApr 25, 2023 1:00 am - A Cook County correctional officer faces a first-degree murder charge stemming from the deadly shooting of an acquaintance early Sunday outside a Niles nightclub, police...
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Appeals court tosses probation sentence for operator of kennel where 29 dogs diedApr 21, 2023 5:30 am - When DuPage County Judge Robert Miller sentenced a suburban kennel operator on charges stemming from a 2019 fire that killed 29 dogs, he acknowledged there was nothing h...