Ted Cox
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Blagojevich to seek U.S. Supreme Court ruling on delayMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Attorneys for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Monday they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court today to delay the start of Blagojevich's corruption trial. "We expect t...
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Controversial Cook paving project resurfacesMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - It's back. A controversial project that has been dropped twice before by the Cook County Board is back on the agenda for Tuesday's regular meeting. The board will consid...
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Big Hurt pinch-hits on ComcastMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Big Hurt pinch-hits With Steve Stone taking a few days off this weekend, Frank Thomas makes his debut as a color analyst on the White Sox' TV coverage alongside t...
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Feds, Cook County reach final pact on jailMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The federal government and Cook County have finalized an agreement to improve conditions at the county jail on Chicago's West Side. The agreed order, filed Thursday in U...
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Stroger vetoes Cook hiring freezeMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger has vetoed a countywide hiring freeze approved in an attempt to rein in his lame-duck spending. The hiring freeze, which also fr...
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Blagojevich request for trial delay doubly rebuffedMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The Blagojevich defense team was hit with a double whammy today in its appeal to delay the June 3 start date in the former governor's corruption trial. The 7th Circuit C...
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Stroger's office tops lists of new hires, higher salariesMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The office of President Todd Stroger led all Cook County departments in recent new hires and raises offered to current employees, according to lists compiled and submitt...
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Paralyzed jockey sues Arlington Park over injuryMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - A top jockey paralyzed in a spill at Arlington Park a year ago and unable to walk since filed suit Tuesday against the track and the makers of its Polytrack surface in C...
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Flowers steps down from suburban school postMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Embattled Charles Flowers has agreed to resign from his suburban post as superintendent of the Cook County Regional Office of Education, under pressure from Attorney Gen...
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Carnival company denies ties with accused molesterMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - A Marengo carnival company is denying any connection with a homeless man accused of child abuse. Martin Weis, 45, was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a...