Articles filed under Counties
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Students' physical, emotional health and wellness drives Metea Valley PE teacherJun 23, 2021 6:00 am - Meredith Jordan lives by the mantra "Practice what you preach." The physical education teacher wholeheartedly believes in the importance of maintaining a healthy lifesty...
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Cook County workers appear headed to picket linesJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Separately, Cook County Health has rescheduled some elective procedures and appointments ahead of a possible one-day walkout Thursday by nurses and social workers over s...
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Batch of mosquitoes in Lake County tests positive for West Nile virusJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - A batch of mosquitoes sampled June 16 in Lake Bluff has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first confirmed indicator of the virus' presence in Lake County this yea...
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United Way of Lake County hosting school supply driveJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - United Way of Lake County is adding a drive-through event to its annual school supply drive, which continues through July 15. The drive-through will be from 10 a.m. to 2...
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No new taxes, fines planned 'at this time' in Cook CountyJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County officials on Wednesday released a slightly brighter budget forecast for next year, projecting a roughly $121 million gap for the upcoming fiscal year with no...
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DuPage County relaunches Small Business Grant ProgramJun 22, 2021 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Board voted June 22 to allocate $15 million in federal American Recovery Plan Act funds to relaunch Reinvest DuPage, a business grant relief program de...
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Why some suburban police departments are changing the roles of police dogsJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - The Elgin Police Department's "most famous" officer will be sworn in Saturday, but he won't be allowed to drive a squad car or make arrests. Chance, a 5-month-old golden...
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Kane County judge announces retirementJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County Circuit Judge James R. Murphy has announced he is retiring in July after 12½ years on the bench, according to a news release from the 16th Judicial Circuit. ...
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Auditor runner-up says DuPage clerk's estimated cost for a recount is 'outrageous'Jun 22, 2021 1:00 am - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek says it will cost nearly $290,000 to do a judge-ordered recount of the November race for county auditor. But the candidate who sought ...
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DuPage County launches its annual budget surveyJun 21, 2021 11:00 pm - DuPage County residents can share their views regarding programs and initiatives important to them by completing the county's annual budget survey, which is now availabl...