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State's Attorney Foxx pushes back on criticism from opponent, top cop after Chicago lootingAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx was at the center of controversy Monday over vandalism and looting in Chicago's downtown business district, but rejected criticism ...
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Fox Valley police blotterAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Derecho topples Wheaton church steeple, causes other damage across suburbsAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - A rare derecho - described as an "inland hurricane" - swept through the suburbs Monday, causing widespread property damage and leaving tens of thousands without power. S...
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Kane County Health Dept. encourages COVID-19 convalescent plasma donationsAug 09, 2020 11:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department recently announced that Versiti Blood Centers is seeking plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat community members diagnosed w...
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4.5% of Cook County property taxes in suburbs go to TIF districtsAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - Tax increment financing (TIF) districts in Cook County will bring in more than $1.3 billion for tax year 2019, according to a report from Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrou...
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Helping the Helpers: DuPage Health Coalition assists the uninsured, working poorAug 08, 2020 7:30 am - The COVID-19 crisis has affected everyone, but people who are low income or uninsured have been particularly hard hit, according to the DuPage Health Coalition. The Caro...
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Preckwinkle: Dramatic rise in suicides among Cook County's Black populationAug 08, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County is seeing a dramatic increase in suicides among Black residents. "There have been more suicides so far this year in the Black community than in all of 2019,"...
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Cook County offering rent help to tenants facing evictionAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - With a Cook County eviction moratorium ending in two weeks, the county will use a lottery to distribute $20 million in federal CARES Act funds to help income-eligible pe...
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JoAnn Cunningham transported to prison in LincolnAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - The Crystal Lake woman convicted of beating and killing her 5-year-old son AJ Freund, was transferred Thursday to Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln to serve her 35-ye...
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County Board members tell Lauzen to back off from supervising county employeesAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - Two committee chairmen sent Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen a letter ordering him to back off from trying to direct day-to-day operations of county departments o...