Cook County
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for December 2024Jan 12, 2025 6:00 am - The winning entries in the Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest for December capture life's joyful and mysterious moments.
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What’s the role of local police in feds’ mass deportations?Jan 04, 2025 1:00 pm - Suburban law enforcement agencies say their hands are tied when it comes to immigration and deportations.
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Extension offers winter webinars on proper tree care techniquesJan 02, 2025 1:38 pm - Illinois Extension is offering a Community Tree Care Series to teach proper tree care techniques. The program includes online webinars from January to March covering topics like site selection, tree health, pruning, etc.
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County official charged with DUI will keep driver's license, judge rulesDec 28, 2024 10:30 am - Prosecutors argued Samantha Steele’s license should be revoked, but her lawyer convinced the judge to block the revocation, arguing she wasn’t properly warned before refusing to submit to DUI testing. Steele — a member of the county’s property-tax appeal panel — was arrested last month after crashing into parked cars.
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USDA funds local food waste projectsDec 21, 2024 12:56 am - USDA invests over $7.5 million in 26 projects across 15 states to reduce food waste through composting and waste diversion, supporting climate and food security goals.
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Dart to drop electronic-monitoring program over safety concernsDec 18, 2024 11:28 am - Sheriff Dart is phasing out his electronic monitoring program for pretrial detainees, citing safety concerns.
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Illinois State Police to conduct night patrols in JanuaryDec 17, 2024 12:17 pm - Illinois State Police will conduct nighttime enforcement patrols in Cook, Will, DuPage, and Kane counties during January.
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‘A resilient nation’: Leaders stress importance of community at MLK DinnerDec 15, 2024 1:47 pm - Illinois and suburban leaders united Saturday at the 55th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance Dinner in Palatine to fight division and build community in "infinite game" for justice.
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for November 2024Dec 15, 2024 4:00 am - Our top images for the month of November in the Daily Herald’s reader photo contest range from the wonders of the world, like the ancient pyramids in Giza or mountain ranges in New Zealand, to the small scenes of beauty found on a city street.
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Cook County reaches greenhouse gas goal seven years earlyDec 05, 2024 1:24 pm - Cook County has reached its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in county-owned buildings by 45% seven years ahead of its initial timeline, officials announced.