Articles filed under Counties
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Fentanyl use in illicit drug supply continues to fuel rise in fatal Kane County overdosesJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - The rate of opioid deaths in Kane County doubled in the last decade, and county officials are trying to determine a multipronged approach to bring the numbers down. Mich...
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Lake County sheriff elected vice president of law enforcement training boardJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff John D. Idleburg has been elected to a leadership position with the state agency that oversees how police agencies in Illinois hire and train law enf...
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Class-action suit alleges DCFS wrongfully imprisoned hundreds of childrenJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - Illinois Department of Children and Family Services wrongfully incarcerated hundreds of children in juvenile detention after a court ordered them to be released to their...
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$100K grants to support Illinois businesses led by minoritiesJan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - Founders First CDC, a national 501(c) 3 nonprofit, has opened its Chicago Job Creators Quest Grant application. It will remain open through Feb. 8. Twenty-five grants to...
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Oak Dermatology celebrates five years of excellence with a special event at CityGate CentreJan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - Oak Dermatology is celebrating five years of serving patients and its rapid facility and location expansions. Oak Dermatology will host its fifth anniversary celebration...
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Student Silent Film Fest gives teens taste of early cinemaJan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - The photo shows Bill Allan, co-founder of the Student Silent Film Festival and supervisor of television services at Lyons Township High School On Wednesday, Jan. 25...
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Daily Herald opinion: Illinois sheriffs should be enforcing gun laws - not defying themJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - The ink was barely dry on the new high-powered weapons ban in Illinois when dozens of sheriffs across the state declared they would not enforce the requirement that curr...
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Lake County hopes to address broadband needsJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - According to Lake County officials, more than 107,000 households and businesses representing more than 266,000 county residents are either unserved or underserved in ter...
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Cook County homeowners to get $47 million in property tax refundsJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - Cook County homeowners who overpaid their property tax bill last year can expect to receive automatic refunds over the next three months. More than $47 million in overpa...
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Column: MLK, Julia Ward Howe had a dream for America. What's yours?Jan 17, 2023 10:00 pm - This month, our nation pauses to look up to a man who was looked down on for the majority of his brief life. Martin Luther King Jr. was only 5 feet, 6 inches tall. But ...