Articles filed under Counties
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Leather chairs, soothing room: An alternative to jail in Lake CountyAug 23, 2021 5:30 am - Lake County sheriff's deputies now have the option to bring people they encounter who need mental health care to a special crisis intervention center in Waukegan. In do...
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Portion of Lake Shore Bike Path in Libertyville to close temporarilyAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - The North Shore Bike Path in Libertyville will be closed from Garfield Avenue to Stewart Avenue beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, for drainage work. The path will remain clos...
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Cook County commissioner to ask Elk Grove students how to spend federal dollarsAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison will solicit ideas from Elk Grove High School students on how the county should spend $1 billion in federal funds during two town...
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McHenry County Board to consider pay increase for themselvesAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - As McHenry County administrators begin work on the fiscal 2021-22 budget, county board members have been asked to evaluate how much the county spends on their salaries a...
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Citing safety of veterans and volunteers, Lake County Honor Flight will not fly until springAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Lake County Honor Flight, which sponsors multiday trips to Washington, D.C., for veterans and their guardians, will not fly again until April. After a moratorium on Hono...
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Three counties red-flagged over number of COVID-19 patients in the ICUAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - A spike in seriously ill COVID-19 patients at hospitals in suburban Cook, Lake and McHenry counties has triggered an Illinois Department of Public Health alert regarding...
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Cook County property tax bills in the mail this weekAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County property owners should be receiving the second installment of their annual property tax bills in the mail this week. The bills are due Oct. 1, after the Cook...
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McHenry County College adds new solar array to power campus high tunnelAug 22, 2021 11:00 pm - McHenry County College has added a new renewable energy source on its main campus to help power two of its newest programs. The Sustainability Center, Center for Agraria...
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How McHenry County groups worked to vaccinate the homelessAug 22, 2021 1:00 am - Collaboration among different McHenry County organizations has helped to vaccinate the local homeless population against COVID-19, as cases continue to rise. “The county...
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Time for a raise? McHenry County Board considering pay hike for membersAug 22, 2021 1:00 am - As McHenry County administrators begin work on the fiscal year 2021-22 budget, county board members have been asked to evaluate how much the county spends on their salar...