Articles filed under Cook County Board
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Cook County recycles 1.14 million pounds of old paperJan 07, 2015 12:01 am - Cook County has recycled about 1.14 million pounds of old documents, reports and miscellaneous paperwork in the last 18 months, clearing out more than 71,000 feet of sto...
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Suburban women in politics on Jane Byrne as an inspirationNov 14, 2014 12:00 am - Reaction to Jane Byrne's death from some suburban women in politics. Arlene Mulder Former Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder was just getting her start in local ...
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Schneider retaining Cook County Board seatNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider sailed to re-election in a lopsided race to represent District 15, according to unofficial results. With 180 out of 186 precincts ...
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Gorman re-elected to county board; opponent withdrew from raceNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - As expected, Elizabeth "Liz" Doody Gorman will get a fourth term on the Cook County Board, after running a re-election campaign for District 17 that was essentially unop...
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Silvestri wins re-election in Cook County Board raceNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Voters in a newly redrawn Cook County Board district have re-elected longtime Republican Commissioner Peter Silvestri to a sixth term, unofficial results show. With all ...
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Endorsements: Silvestri, Schneider, Doody-Gorman for Cook County BoardOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - District 9: Silvestri We are pleased to be able to endorse Peter Silvestri, something we haven't been able to do previously because we do not endorse candidates who...
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Despite $1.9 million investment, Cook court parking fees abandonedOct 11, 2014 7:30 am - No one was fond of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's plans to charge a parking fee at the county's six courthouses, but it was the unions that finally got h...
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Policy council coming for Cook forestsJul 22, 2014 1:01 am - Forest Preserves of Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle introduced an ordinance Tuesday that will create a Conservation and Policy Council. In February, the county ad...
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Cook County medical examiner to offer grief counselingJun 18, 2014 1:01 am - The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved a pilot program Wednesday in which the county medical examiner's office will offer grief counseling for families of homic...
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Stroger associate sentenced in corruption caseApr 23, 2014 1:00 am - A former high-ranking aide to ex-Cook County Board President Todd Stroger was sentenced to 6½ years in prison Wednesday after being convicted last year on corruption cha...