Cook County
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AP: Challenger ousts incumbent Cook County circuit court clerkMar 19, 2024 10:33 pm - Mariyana Spyropoulos appears to have defeated incumbent Iris Martinez for the Democratic nomination as Cook County circuit court clerk. The Associated Press declared Spyr...
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Cook County state’s attorney race too close to callMar 19, 2024 10:34 pm - Early, unofficial Democratic primary election returns show former Appellate Court Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke leading her opponent, former prosecutor Clayton Harris III in race for Cook County state’s attorney.
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What you need to know before you vote TuesdayMar 18, 2024 5:02 pm - If you’re an Illinois resident and want to help decide the occupant of the Oval Office for the next four years, Tuesday is your last chance to vote in the state’s primary...
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How to apply online for Cook County property tax exemptionsMar 13, 2024 11:06 am - Applications for property tax-saving exemptions for the 2023 tax year are now available online, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi announced Thursday. The most common is th...
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Parks group fears Bears entertainment district — once envisioned for Arlington Heights — coming to lakefront insteadMar 13, 2024 7:17 am - A Chicago parks advocacy group expressed concern Tuesday the Bears may bring the entertainment district they envisioned for Arlington Heights to the Chicago lakefront instead.
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Along for the ride: Metra listens and adopts new bike policyMar 14, 2024 6:26 am - Metra’s Feb. 1 bike policy — allowed on all trains, all the time — may just exemplify “squeaky wheels getting the grease.”
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Chicago Bar Association makes Cook County judicial recommendationsMar 11, 2024 6:05 pm - The Chicago Bar Association, the state’s second largest bar association, released its recommendations for judicial candidate running in the March 19 primary.
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Cook County circuit court clerk race heating upMar 11, 2024 1:24 pm - Cook County circuit court Clerk Iris Martinez says her accomplishments — updating technology, addressing backlogged expungement requests, establishing a domestic violence survivor center — have earned her a second term. Her March 19 Democratic primary challenger Mariyana Spyropoulos claims the office is mismanaged and that as an attorney, she is better suited to run it.
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Palatine man accused of criminal sexual abuseMar 10, 2024 8:28 pm - A Cook County judge ordered the pretrial detention Sunday of a 40-year-old Palatine man charged with sexually abusing a woman in her home, authorities said. Juan Ramirez-...
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‘We look forward to getting started’: Lake County readies for Arlington Heights Road rebuildMar 10, 2024 9:49 am - One lane in each direction will be open during project along 1.9 miles from Lake-Cook Road to Route 83 Rebuilding and making other improvements along a 1.9-mile sect...