Ted Cox
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Madigan embraces new era of government transparencyNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Wednesday championed the new Freedom of Information Act set to take effect Jan. 1 as "the most significant reform measure passed b...
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Stroger feeling 'dynamite' about re-election chancesNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Saying he felt like "160 pounds of dynamite," Cook County Board President Todd Stroger filed for re-election in February's Democratic Primary in the final hour before th...
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No new charges for ex-fugitive MadayNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Robert Maday made an uneventful appearance in U.S. District Court today. Escorted by a pair of armed U.S. marshals dressed in khakis and polo shirts, and with no additio...
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Naperville sued over reality TV showNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - A former Naperville woman has filed a federal suit against the city over her appearance on the Biography Channel reality TV show "Female Forces." Chelsea Frederick and h...
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Stroger budget embattled on two frontsOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Emboldened by the lowered requirement for a veto override, Republican Cook County commissioners already are discussing another attempt to roll back the county's sales ta...
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Stroger budget embattled on two frontsOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Cook tax bills set off flurry of complaintsOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Cook County residents stunned by their tax bills wondered where to turn as the notices began arriving in the mail this week. Ronald Bare, 71, of Mount Prospect was typic...
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More Cook election filingsOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - A few more election filings for Cook County trickled in late this week, even as one big name remained out there. Sylvester Baker Jr., of Chicago, filed to run for sherif...
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Dylan lets it flow at first of three showsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Bob Dylan opened with "Watching the River Flow," then followed with an unhurried, self-assured two-hour show of his now-trademark roadhouse rock 'n' roll to launch a thr...
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Dart strikes at 'migrating' crime rings near O'HareOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart Thursday revealed a six-month campaign that had netted more than 100 arrests, 18 weapons and more than $100,000 in confiscated narcotics ...