Articles filed under Counties
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Faith Leaders of McHenry County to offer more homeless camping gear distributionsAug 11, 2020 11:00 pm - The Faith Leaders of McHenry County and Compassion for Campers are continuing to distribute camping gear and supplies to the homeless. Three more offerings are schedule...
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Will recorder office referendum get axed in DuPage?Aug 11, 2020 5:30 am - DuPage County Board members may scrap a plan to have voters decide the future of the recorder's office and instead put three other referendum questions on the fall ballo...
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DuPage scraps plan for referendum on abolishing recorder's officeAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage officials have abandoned a plan to have voters decide whether the recorder's office should be merged with the clerk's office after an independent study found the ...
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Open burning ban relaxed in unincorporated Lake CountyAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - In an easing of restrictions enacted because of the coronavirus pandemic, open burning of landscape waste and woody materials will resume in unincorporated Lake County f...
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Ninety more COVID-19 contact tracers ready to deploy in Kane CountyAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County will begin a more robust and aggressive contact tracing program for local residents who test positive for COVID-19 this coming Monday as it nears the grim mi...
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Some Lake County employees face pay cuts through unpaid holidaysAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - Three days that previously had been paid time off for Lake County government employees will be unpaid days this fall for about half the workforce under a controversial p...
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Suburbs averaging 769 new COVID-19 cases a day, up from 403 a month agoAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - As the state announced 1,549 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, Illinois Department of Public Health records show the suburbs are now averaging 769 new cases a day over the ...
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Lake County Board extends emergency declaration until Sept. 8Aug 11, 2020 1:00 am - A divided Lake County Board on Tuesday voted to extend the emergency declaration prompted by the COVID-19 crisis until Sept. 8 or until Gov. J.B. Pritzker cancels his em...
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Editorial: Endangered bee spotting a reminder how much they need our helpAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - In a spring and summer that's been pretty much a downer, a wee bit of good news was found recently on a large patch of bergamot in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North...
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Bridge improvements coming to Hidden Lake Forest PreserveAug 10, 2020 11:00 pm - DuPage Forest Preserve District officials are moving forward with plans to replace one bridge and rebuild another at Hidden Lake Forest Preserve in Downers Grove. Th...