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Cook County medical examiner's office passes 1,000th homicide for 2021Nov 30, 2021 12:00 am - The Cook County medical examiner's office on Tuesday confirmed the county's 1,000th homicide this year occurred over the Thanksgiving weekend. The county's homicide tot...
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Kane County Board rejects tax increases, solves deficit with COVID cashNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - Kane County residents won't pay more at the pump or on their county property taxes in 2022. County board members approved a 2022 budget Tuesday that fills a $10 million ...
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Lake, McHenry counties included in disaster declarationNov 30, 2021 12:00 am - Farmers in Lake and McHenry counties have been included in a natural disaster designation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for losses caused by freezing that occu...
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Officials monitoring COVID-19 outbreak at Lake County jailNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is motoring a COVID-19 outbreak within the county jail, after 14 inmates and seven correctional officers tested positive for the virus o...
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Despite recount, results of 2020 DuPage auditor race the same, clerk's report saysNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek insists in a new report that disqualifying ballots wouldn't change the outcome of last year's county auditor race that incumbent Bob G...
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McHenry County moving forward on Algonquin Road safety improvementsNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - Passing through several intersections along Algonquin Road will soon become a little less stressful. McHenry County is poised to move forward on an agreement with the Il...
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Investigators believe Gurnee shooting victim was targetedNov 29, 2021 12:00 am - Investigators believe the deadly shooting of a Zion man near Gurnee Mills mall over the weekend was a targeted act, not random violence, an official with the Lake County...
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MCC board extends president's contract for additional yearNov 28, 2021 10:00 pm - At the November regular board meeting, the McHenry County College Board of Trustees approved a fifth contract extension for MCC President Clinton Gabbard, Ph.D., extendi...
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Benedictine University's 'Journeys in Leadership' series to feature music producer, performer Terence F. Clark Dec. 1Nov 28, 2021 10:00 pm - Terence F. Clark, music producer and current touring drummer for Keith Urban and Boz Skaggs, will be the next featured guest in Benedictine University's "Journeys in Lea...
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Suburban lawmaker says there's a 'war on police.' Will his proposals help?Nov 26, 2021 4:30 am - According to data released by the FBI this fall, 60,105 law enforcement officers were assaulted in the line of duty in 2020 - up 4,071 from 2019 - and nearly a third of ...