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Cook County releases interactive 2025 highway construction project map
A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road construction and get around the Chicago area faster this ...
Cook County to expand guaranteed income after end of taxpayer-funded pilot
An Illinois county is moving forward with plans to expand a taxpayer-funded guaranteed income program for residents.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle acknowledges troubled tech overhaul
Injustice Watch investigation, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle said, while difficult, tech overhaul was necessary.
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The $265 million tech bill
In a flurry of contracts inked a decade ago, some of Illinois’ most powerful political figures declared it was time to fix their obsolete and expensive computer systems. Cook County Board ...
Park cleanups and nature walks. Make sure to sign up for these Earth Day activities in Illinois
The Lincoln Park Conservatory is hosting an Earth Day event in conjunction with its EcoStewards Workday on April 26. From 9-11 a.m., volunteers can gather at the North Pond Nature Sanctuary to help ...
After two decades of education and enforcement, Illinois drivers still failing Scott’s Law
Scott’s Law, also known as the Move Over Law, requires that all vehicles move over, if possible, or slow down when passing a ...
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Despite two decades of education and enforcement, drivers still failing Scott’s Law
Scott’s Law, also known as the Move Over Law, requires that all vehicles move over, if possible, or slow down when passing a ...
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'We love them': Small N.Y. town embraces a family freed from immigration detention
"I get goose bumps," said school principal Jamie Cook, thinking about the community rallying to support the family. The three students and their mother were arrested by immigration agents.