Cook County cuts 300 employees due to soda tax suit
— July 16, 2017Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced July 14 that her office had laid off 300 employees and more firings may be looming because of a lawsuit blocking the county’s…
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Cook Democrats seek new crop of volunteers
— May 15, 2017Cook County Democrats are trying to capture the magic of the political groundswell among voters who have swarmed to town halls and demonstrations since President Donald Trump’s inauguration….
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Cook County courts may reexamine cash bail system
— November 2, 2016The very beginning of a defendant’s brush with the law is the time at which positive changes to court protocol can be made, according to criminal justice scholars in Cook County and…
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Balanced Cook County budget depends on taxing sugary drinks
— October 17, 2016Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said calling for a sugary beverage tax was not an easy decision, but said the alternative would gut vital county services. “We’ve had…
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Plan aimed at ending hunger in Cook County
— April 4, 2016Hunger often is viewed as an urban affliction. But, hunger’s tentacles reach into the suburbs as well. Cook County officials say that of the 760,000 county residents that are…
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Oak Park urged to offer ‘zero cooperation’ on deportation
— January 25, 2017The Village of Oak Park Board delayed a vote Jan. 17 on a “Welcoming Village” ordinance to protect residents from questions about immigration status, after complaints that the ordinance…
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Cook County increases minimum wage to $13 an hour
— October 31, 2016Mike Saelens has had to turn to Medicare and Medicaid for his medical coverage after a vicious attack left him unable to work. While dealing with constant pain and issues from the July…
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Cook County trauma unit’s success celebrated
— September 20, 2016If not for the trauma team at Cook County’s Stroger Hospital — and some luck — Chicago police Cmdr. Ed Kulbida would not be here today. On Oct. 7, 2014, Kulbida was shot in the…
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