Articles filed under Cook County Board
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Cook County officials propose land bankDec 19, 2012 7:31 pm - Two Cook County elected officials want to create a land bank they hope would help turn sites left abandoned or vacant by foreclosure into productive properties. Cook Cou...
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Cook County cuts cost of jail phone callsDec 19, 2012 9:45 am - The Cook County Board has approved revisions to a contract with Securus Technologies, which will result in Cook County Jail inmates being able to talk twice as long for ...
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Cook County approves forest preserve budgetDec 19, 2012 9:41 am - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners has unanimously passed the proposed 2013 budget, which calls for expenditures of $189 million, and no ...
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Beavers can say he repaid money if he testifiesNov 30, 2012 4:03 pm - An influential Chicago politician can tell jurors he put cash back into his campaign coffers and amended his tax returns as part of his defense at his upcoming tax-evasi...
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Barrington Hills, East Dundee clash over auto auction businessNov 19, 2012 3:00 pm - The village of Barrington Hills and a citizens group have launched a campaign against Insurance Auto Auctions, which hopes to open a car storage and auction site near it...
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Editorial: Preckwinkle gives and takes Cook taxesOct 24, 2012 9:35 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle didn’t initiate a 1-percentage-point county sales tax increase in 2008, Her predecessor Todd Stroger did. But Preckwinkle di...
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Preckwinkle's plan: Add a nickel for every bulletOct 18, 2012 4:00 pm - As Chicago struggles to quell gang violence that has contributed to a jump in homicides, a top elected official wants to tax the sale of every bullet and firearm — an ef...
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