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Vaccination site for Cook County residents coming to Des Plaines
Mar 2, 2021 11:09 PM - A mass coronavirus vaccination site will open at the former Kmart at 1155 E Oakton St. in Des Plaines, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is set to announce Wednesday. -
22 men arrested in Cook County prostitution stingFeb 26, 2021 1:14 PM - Officers from the Cook County Sheriff's Police Special Victims Unit issued citations to 22 men and towed 19 vehicles after the men responded to online prostitution advertisements offering sex in a Northwest suburban hotel, the Cook County sheriff's office announced in a news release.
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Cook County launches program to help with student loansFeb 25, 2021 5:10 PM - Cook County is teaming with the Joyce Foundation and the company Summer to provide free advice and support for student loan borrowers across the county.
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Select Cook County courts to resume jury trials next monthFeb 24, 2021 6:56 PM - Cook County courts will resume jury trials next month with safety precautions in place including mandatory temperature checks, face masks and social distancing.
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'The perfect storm': How the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the suburbs' opioid crisis
Feb 21, 2021 10:08 AM - The opioid crisis has intensified in the suburbs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties all reporting a spike in 2020 overdose deaths compared to the previous year. "Substance use disorder is a disease of isolation," said Laura Fry, executive director of Live4Lali. "COVID is the perfect storm." -
Study of suburban opioid deaths points to heroin as the chief killer
Feb 19, 2021 6:31 PM - A report on opioid-related overdose deaths in suburban Cook County released Friday found that heroin is the chief killer, and the highest death rates were in several west and southwest communities.
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COVID-19 vaccine town hall Monday
Feb 19, 2021 3:49 PM - Three suburban elected officials will host a virtual town hall Monday night to provide updates and resources related to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Cook County. -
Special enforcement patrols on the toll roads Feb. 26-28Feb 18, 2021 3:43 PM - Illinois State Police District 15 will conduct nighttime enforcement patrols from Feb. 26 to 28 on the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294) in Cook and Lake counties and the Veterans Memorial Tollway (I-355) in DuPage and Will counties.
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ACLU sues DuPage sheriff to ensure future inmate doesn't go through withdrawal symptoms
Feb 12, 2021 5:30 AM - The ACLU says the DuPage County jail's refusal to let a woman take her methodone when she is admitted is cruel and unusual punishment.
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Why suburban Cook County and Chicago will not follow state's vaccination expansion plan
Feb 12, 2021 6:28 AM - COVID-19 vaccine eligibility won't be expanded in Cook County and Chicago right now in spite of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan to add people under 65 with medical conditions on Feb. 25.
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