Articles filed under Counties
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Schools should end in-person learning, Lake County Health Department recommendsOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Citing "substantial" community transmission of COVID-19 and a rising number of cases, Lake County health officials Tuesday recommended that all public and private school...
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Lake County amnesty weekOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County collected $313,359 in late traffic and criminal court case fines and fees during it annual amnesty week, Sept. 28 through Oct. 2, officials said in a news re...
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Pending Kane County Longmeadow contract locks in toll bridge discountsOct 20, 2020 1:00 am - The opening of the Longmeadow Parkway toll bridge inched forward Tuesday as a Kane County Board committee gave preliminary approval to a multimillion-dollar contract tha...
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New CityXones tool finds early voting place near youOct 19, 2020 11:00 pm - CityXones, LLC, a software company that provides hyperlocal and community information, has launched an easy online early voting product. It uses your real-time location...
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Why some Cook County voters are still waiting for mail-in ballotsOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - An onslaught of paper vote-by-mail applications in suburban Cook County may be the cause of weekslong delays experienced by voters who have not yet received their ballot...
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Polling places getting extra sanitizing attention as COVID-19 cases surgeOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - With COVID-19 cases surging in Illinois, voters may be concerned about their safety when heading to the polls to vote in person, but suburban county clerks say they are ...
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Child Advocacy Center of McHenry County raises money for comfort dog's surgery, recoveryOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - A 3-year-old golden retriever named Apple, the furriest employee at the Child Advocacy Center of McHenry County, is in the business of making people comfortable. But whe...
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Mavis Bates: Candidate profile, Kane County Board in District 4Oct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Democrat Mavis Bates of Aurora and Republican Tracy Miller of Aurora are newcomers vying for a seat on Kane County Board District 4 in the Nov. 3 general election. Bates...
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DuPage deputy sues sheriff's office, says she faced sexual harassment, discriminationOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - A DuPage County sheriff's deputy is suing the sheriff's office, saying she was sexually harassed by a supervisor, and discriminated against because she is a woman. Veron...
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Better record access, office morale a priority for Lake circuit clerk candidatesOct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Improving access to court-related records and services is a key topic in the race for Lake County circuit clerk. Incumbent Democrat Erin Cartwright Weinstein, who is see...