Cook County
-
How Illinois teachers got $900 million more in benefitsJun 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Lawmakers wrestle with interest impact on teacher pensions
-
Cook County Board remapping process winding downJun 05, 2012 3:14 pm - With none of the fireworks that accompanied the state’s legislative remapping process, the Cook County Board’s new district map could be approved before the month is ove...
-
Preckwinkle overhauls county housing authorityJun 05, 2012 3:02 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made major changes to the Housing Authority of Cook County Tuesday by appointing four new board members on the seven-member ...
-
DuPage reviews school plan for former youth homeJun 05, 2012 1:40 pm - DuPage County officials appear receptive to the idea of transforming part of a former youth home into a new school for young people with severe behavioral, emotional and...
-
Dawn Patrol: Naperville teen killed in crashJun 05, 2012 5:30 am - 1 Naperville, 2 Plainfield teens killed in crash Three teens, two from Plainfield and one from Naperville, were killed when their vehicle was hit Monday afternoon b...
-
Flood control project, park renovation starts in WheelingJun 04, 2012 11:00 pm - After years of planning, the Des Plaines River flood control project at Heritage Park in Wheeling got under way Monday with two years of construction in store. But at th...
-
DEA: Des Plaines man tied to large-scale heroin ringJun 04, 2012 10:12 pm - A federal investigation into a drug trafficking operation with ties to Des Plaines has resulted in charges against seven men and the seizure of 20 kilograms of heroin, m...
-
Schaumburg Township officials wrangle over dental clinicJun 04, 2012 7:10 pm - Electricity supply sparks political fray
-
Harper College Observatory to capture Venus crossing sunJun 04, 2012 3:32 pm - The Harper College Observatory will be open from 4 p.m. to sunset Tuesday, June 5, to capture the rare sighting of Venus crossing the sun’s face. Use of the college’s t...
-
Des Plaines says it will fight gambling expansionJun 04, 2012 3:15 pm - Des Plaines city leaders say they will push Gov. Pat Quinn to veto the latest iteration of a massive gambling expansion plan. “We’re not going to be outgunned anymore,” ...