Articles filed under Counties
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Cook County employee union threatens one-day strikeDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - The union representing Cook County health technicians and service and maintenance workers and some sheriff's office employees is threatening to hold a one-day strike on ...
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Reindeer wash cars to benefit Lazarus HouseDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Reindeer wash cars in West Chicago to benefit Lazarus House
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Inspector general seeks to block prosecutors from obtaining investigative report into DCFS handling of A.J. Freund caseDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - As prosecutors seek to obtain a report that probed the actions of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services employees in charge of 5-year-old AJ Freund's case,...
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DuPage accepting comments on St. Joseph Creek Watershed PlanDec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - DuPage County is studying the St. Joseph Creek Watershed, which flows through portions of Lisle, Downers Grove and Westmont, to identify flood control improvements that ...
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Cook County recognizes Juneteenth as holidayDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois' largest county is recognizing Juneteenth as an official holiday and a paid day off for county workers. Juneteenth will be one of 14 government holidays granted...
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COVID-19: 12 deaths in Glenview and NorthbrookDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Twelve people in Glenview and Northbrook died of COVID-19 in the past week and 294 new cases of the disease were diagnosed, the Cook County public health and medical exa...
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Twenty years and $22 million later, Quentin Road project comes to fruitionDec 16, 2020 4:30 am - After two decades in the making, a $22 million project to widen Quentin Road between Kildeer and Lake Zurich is in the books. Landscaping, cleanup and minor work will be...
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As suburban hospitals start receiving vaccines, state's second shipment to be cut in halfDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday federal officials notified him the state's second shipment of vaccine doses expected next week will be cut in half. A reason for the sh...
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Antigen testing, vaccine start to help fight big hospital numbers in Kane CountyDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - The new use of rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 and deployment of Pfizer's vaccine are bolstering the outlook of Kane County public health professionals. But they warn...
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Vote on Cook County renters ordinance delayed a monthDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - A vote on a controversial renters' rights ordinance proposed by a pair of North and Northwest suburban Cook County commissioners has been delayed a month, amid ongoing n...