Articles filed under Counties
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Island Lake man sentenced to 9 years in prison in child sex assault caseJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - An Island Lake man was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison for sexually assaulting a child in 2012. Robert J. Ballarini, 59, of the 600 block of Nantucket Way, plea...
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Police: Man who fled to Poland in 1995 after fatal crash arrested, back in Lake CountyJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A man who fled to Poland in 1995 to avoid prosecution on a reckless homicide charge has been extradited and returned to Lake County after an extensive effort by police t...
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How to vote by mail in Will CountyJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - Will County Clerk Lauren Staley Ferry said Monday that her office will begin sending vote-by-mail applications to every registered voter in the next two weeks. The appli...
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Cook County commissioner hosting virtual town hall Wednesday on anti-racism effortsJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison and Cook County Director of Equity and Inclusion Denise Barreto will host a live Antiracism Virtual Town Hall at noon Wednesda...
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DuPage County Board member calls for censure of colleague for conduct at protestJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A DuPage County Board member wants to censure fellow board member Pete DiCianni for his actions during a pro-police rally Saturday in Elmhurst. In a letter addressed to ...
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4½ years prison for Florida man who abused Aurora teenJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A man who drove from Florida to Aurora to sexually abuse a teen he met on social media in 2017 was sentenced to 4½ years in prison and must register as a sex offender fo...
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Protect your pets during warm weatherJun 28, 2020 11:00 pm - Cook County Animal and Rabies Control urges pet owners to take special precautions to protect the health and welfare of their pets during the warm summer months. The dep...
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Court: Police have no right to COVID-19 patients' names, addressesJun 28, 2020 1:00 am - Ruling that police have no right to the information, a state appeals court has tossed an order requiring the McHenry County Health Department to provide the names and ad...
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DuPage considering whether to make Juneteenth a county holidayJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County officials are considering how to celebrate Juneteenth going forward. Some are proposing the county's nearly 2,200 employees be given a paid day off on June...
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LGBTQ Pride flag flying at Lake County government complexJun 26, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time, a rainbow flag symbolizing the LGBTQ community is flying at the Lake County government center in Waukegan. The flag was raised about 1 p.m. Friday af...