Articles filed under Counties
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Four charged in August slayings of teenage brothers near GlenviewDec 20, 2023 6:16 pm - A pair of teenage brothers fatally shot outside their Glenview-area home in August were killed in revenge for an earlier altercation, authorities said Wednesday in announ...
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Lake County Health Department reports email breach; says no evidence of stolen dataDec 20, 2023 3:33 pm - Lake County officials continue to investigate a security breach identified Nov. 1 in which an unauthorized third party gained access to a health department employee’s ema...
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Misspelling Republican won’t keep McHenry County Board candidate off ballotDec 20, 2023 9:48 am - McHenry County’s electoral board ruled Tuesday that Bob Nowak can stay on the March primary ballot, overruling his opponent’s objection to his candidacy. Nowak, of Algonq...
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Good News Sunday: Dentist volunteers offer free care to patientsDec 20, 2023 6:55 am - Barrington High student working to bring peer juries to suburban schools
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Unwanted pets are filling shelters, but advocates caution about adopting them as holiday giftsDec 19, 2023 2:11 pm - It’s a thing that holiday movies are made of. The family comes down Christmas morning to find a snuggly little puppy or kitten under the tree, wearing a big red bow. Chri...
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Catholic group for LGBTQ people praises news about same-sex marriage blessingsDec 19, 2023 1:07 pm - Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich also welcomes it, saying it will help more people ‘feel the closeness and compassion of God.’
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Pappas adds more online tools to boost property tax transparencyDec 18, 2023 5:00 am - Cook County property owners can now track how much more money they are sending each government agency that gets a cut of their annual property tax bill. A new online port...
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‘I don’t know what I’d do without them’: Dentist volunteers offer free care to patientsDec 17, 2023 5:47 pm - Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the amount the McCormick Foundation will contribute for every dollar donated by a reader. About 10 years ago, w...
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McHenry County Board to decide whether to put tax hike on ballotDec 17, 2023 7:54 am - McHenry County voters could decide in March whether to hike the county’s sale tax to change how local mental health services are funded. The county board is expected to v...
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How suburban counties are spending opioid settlement moneyDec 16, 2023 3:00 pm - With millions of dollars flowing into their coffers from landmark settlements with opioid companies, suburban county governments are mapping out how to spend some of the ...