Articles filed under Cook County Board
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'It's always easier to do nothing than to act': Hundreds honor King's legacyApr 06, 2019 2:00 am - Hundreds gathered inside a Schaumburg hotel ballroom Saturday night to mark the 51st anniversary of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. The Illinois Comm...
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Morrison hosting town hall meeting in Barrington April 15Apr 01, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison will host his first town hall meeting since he was sworn into office, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 15, at Barrington Middle Scho...
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Cook County to help fund local road projectsJan 15, 2019 12:00 am - For the third consecutive year, Cook County will make available $8.5 million in grants to help cover the cost of transportation improvements sponsored by local governmen...
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Gallagher plans to expand on Rolling Meadows campus, creating 700 jobsDec 03, 2018 4:30 am - Rolling Meadows-based insurance giant Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is planning to expand on its Golf Road campus with a new four-story building that would house 700 new emp...
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Morrison, Britton sworn in to Cook County BoardDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - There was a changing of the guard in the Cook County Board chambers Monday, as Elk Grove Village's Kevin Morrison was sworn in as county commissioner for the Northwest s...
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Why Democrats fought to increase majority on Cook County BoardNov 14, 2018 4:30 am - While Democrats not surprisingly campaigned hard and spent heavily to win back the Illinois governor's office and a majority in the U.S. House, why were they similarly m...
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Preckwinkle now says she heard 'rumor' about former top aide months earlierNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - Kicking off her run for Chicago mayor on Sept. 20, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle fielded troubling questions about the forced resignation of her chief of ...
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Democrat Britton defeats GOP incumbent Goslin in Cook board raceNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Democrat challenger Scott Britton bested longtime Republican incumbent Gregg Goslin in the Cook County Board District 14 race. Britton received nearly 54 percent of the ...
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Cook County Commissioner Silvestri wins 7th termNov 06, 2018 6:00 pm - Longtime Cook County commissioner Peter Silvestri, an Elmwood Park Republican, won his bid for a seventh term in contest that pitted him against his 2014 Democrat challe...
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Mailers misleading on gun safety positionsOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - The November race for voters in the Illinois 24th Legislative District has Suzy Glowiak, Western Springs resident and former village trustee representing the Democratic ...