Cook County
Recent News About Cook County
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Illinois Policy: 'Illinois is one of just six states nationwide still calling the COVID-19 pandemic an emergency'
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) has recently issued his 40th COVID-19 disaster proclamation and extended his emergency powers
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Pritzker: 'The government at the state and local level has tried hard to attract big retail food chains to neighborhoods'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pushing the Illinois Grocery Initiative as part of his new state budget, which calls for a $20 million investment to fight food deserts and expand food access, WCIA reported.
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Pritzker: Critical race theory opponents' ‘real intention is to marginalize people and ideas they don’t like’
Gov. J.B. Pritzker reserved a special mention in his State of the State Address to blast what he called “demagogues who are pushing censorship,” alluding to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis who has taken various actions to ban discussion of critical race theory, homosexuality and racism in schools.
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Cook County's Morrison questions Foxx: Man previously arrested 32 times 'shoots a guard on a train, but is now eligible to get out again on cash bail'
Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison is pointing an accusatory finger at State's attorney Kim Foxx after a man recently charged with shooting a guard on a train was eligible to get out of jail on bail.
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After DeSantis challenges AP content, Pritzer says a governor 'should not have the power to dictate the facts of U.S. history'
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is sparring with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over education, perhaps giving voters a preview of what could come in the 2024 presidential race.
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Morrison urges Pritzker to delay gun ban enforcement, protect Cook County from 'considerable civil liability risks'
Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison is urging Gov. JB Pritzker to put off enforcing a new statewide gun ban until the matter has been ruled on by the state Supreme Court.
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Sean Morrison: ‘It will be prudent for Cook County to prioritize fairness and the rule of law before proceeding down this path’
Some provisions of the SAFE-T Act are being called unconstitutional and so the Act did not go into effect across most of the state as a legal challenge has put them on hold earlier this month.
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Commissioner Morrison: ‘I hope leader Don Harmon is truly serious and resolute on corruption!’
Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison said he is hoping to see Senate Majority Leader Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) make good on his vow to clean up corruption in Springfield.
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Announces Additional Events and Details for Fourth Annual Racial Equity Week, September 12-16, 2022
The office of Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced additional events and details for the upcoming fourth annual Racial Equity Week, to be held September 12-16, 2022.
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From South Cook News
President Preckwinkle extends deadline for loan fund to address property tax delays
Hundreds of millions of dollars available to local governments
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From West Cook News
Cook County Kicks Off National Preparedness Month
Cook County’s Department of Emergency Management and Regional Security is sharing preparedness information and resources throughout September
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Cook County Commissioner Morrison: Property tax bill delay 'needs to be avoided'
Cook County's second-installment property tax bills are being delayed past the usual deadline of Aug. 1 to at least December, but they could possibly be pushed back even to January, a Chicago Sun-Times report said.
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Chicago vaccine mandate protesters urged to 'bundle up and join our voices together'
Illinois residents opposed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest vaccine mandate are planning a noon protest in front of Skokie Village Hall on Jan. 12.
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Morrison calls new Cook County vaccine mandate 'stepping on individual rights'
The new COVID-19 proof of vaccine requirement for businesses and park districts across Cook County is overreach, according to Republican state Rep. Tom Morrison.
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Cook County commissioner: Voters ‘demand more fiscal restraint’
Cook County Board Commissioner Sean Morrison still can’t believe voters may soon find themselves in the same predicament when it comes to the progressive tax proposal pushed by Democrats.
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Cook County commissioner believes 'a lot of Republicans' need to get elected to fix Illinois' problems
Cook County Board Commissioner Sean Morrison said the cause of Illinois’ record-setting job losses in 2020 deeper than just the impact of COVID-19.
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Illinois father speaks about negative impacts of social isolation after son takes his life
The father of a Glenbrook North High School senior who took his life in early January recently spoke on AM560 about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people's lives and outlooks.
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Cook County could lose 43,000+ jobs from Pritzker's tax plan, Illinois Policy Institute says
Cook County Board Commissioner Sean Morrison sees Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s dogged push to enact his progressive tax plan as just the latest attempt to feed the beast.
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2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 60712 convicted of property crimes
There was an offender convicted of a property crime released on parole near Illinois zip code 60712 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the North Cook News.
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2018 Recap: Parolees near Illinois zip code 60712 convicted of drug crimes
There was an offender convicted of a crime involving drugs released on parole near Illinois zip code 60712 during 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the North Cook News.