Cook County
Recent News About Cook County
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Q2 2018 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in zip code 60601?
There was one offender released on parole during the second quarter living near Illinois zip code 60601, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Chicago City Wire.
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Cook County Forest Preserve District: Rules Committee met June 5
Cook County Forest Preserve District: Rules Committee met 10;30 a.m. Tuesday, June 5.
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Cook County Health and Hospitals Committee met June 5
Cook County Health and Hospitals Committee met 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5.
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Analysis: Chicago metro area has highest foreclosure rates among Illinois urban areas
Kendall County in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the highest foreclosure rate for Illinois MSAs during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.
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Some Cook County homeowners on the hook for additional property taxes
Irving Myrick only recently discovered that the property taxes on the retirement home he bought in Markham in 2012 were double what he thought he'd owe at the time of purchase. Now he’s fighting just to be able to afford to keep the house.
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Public employee tally: Cook County
Cook County had 22,458 public employees – 0.43 percent of the county's population, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
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Public employee tally: Bottom 25 counties in Illinois
Cook is among the Illinois counties that employ the fewest government workers per capita, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
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Q1 2018 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in zip code 60603?
There was one offender released on parole during the first quarter living near Illinois zip code 60603, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Chicago City Wire.
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Big spenders: How much does your county spend?
Cook County spent $1,063 per capita in 2016, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
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25 biggest spenders: What Illinois counties rank highest?
LaSalle tops the list of counties in Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2016, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
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Early tax filings: Who prepaid in Chicago?
Chicago residents prepaid $249 million in property taxes for 2018, according to a Blockshopper.com analysis of local data.
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BetterGov: Judge issues order to garnish Bobby Rush's congressional pay
A Cook County judge Wednesday ordered the garnishment of U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush’s congressional paycheck to help repay more than $1 million for a loan taken out to buy a church in Englewood.
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Federal tax reform spurs on Cook County homeowners to pay property taxes early
More than 119,000 Cook County residents prepaid their property taxes for 2018, according to a Blockshopper.com analysis of local data.
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Bettergov's Shaw: Time for a watchdog at Metropolitan Water District
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District has been busy, over the past decade, protecting Lake Michigan, cleaning up Cook County rivers and streams, treating sewage and alleviating flooding.
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BGA wins transparency ruling in Navy Pier privatization case
In a ruling with potentially far-reaching implications for government moves to privatize public functions, a Cook County judge Thursday declared that documents of the nonprofit agency that operates Navy Pier are subject to state open record laws.
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IL Rising: Cook County's High Abortion Rate
Cook County's High Abortion Rate
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IL Rising: Home Sales in Cook County
Home Sales in Cook County
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Embattled Berrios boasts efforts to modernize Cook County assessment processes
Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios is touting his ongoing mission to modernize and advance County Assessment practices.
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TAKING COVER How Cops Escape Discipline for Shootings in Suburban Chicago
Since 2005, there have been at least 113 police shootings in suburban Cook County.
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Moore sees need to address regressive property tax system
Chicago Alderman Joe Moore thinks there’s a simpler way to deal with Cook County’s regressive tax system.