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Cook County erases nearly $665 million in medical debt for more than a half million residents
The three-year-old program has relieved the most debt for people on Chicago's South and West sides and in the south and west ...
'It's a house on fire': Top Cook County prosecutor lays out plan to address domestic violence crisis
Cook County is in the midst of a "domestic violence crisis." That's the message shared with the ABC7 I-Team by State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke and survivor advocates working to put an end to the ...
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Chicago Board of Education promises ‘transparent’ search for superintendent
As the Chicago Board of Education embarks on its first Chicago Public School superintendent search in decades, it launched an ...
Cook County freezes tax lien auctions to correct equity theft
The U.S. Supreme Court found the practice of counties taking the full value of a home to satisfy a tax debt violates the ...
Cook County State's Attorney's Office leads nationwide retail theft crackdown
New details were released Wednesday about a coordinated nationwide crackdown on retail theft. Over 30 retailers, including ...
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Air Pollution Action Day declared in northern Illinois. Here's which counties are affected
The Illinois EPA declared an Air Pollution Action Day in the Chicagoland area. Find out which counties are affected and what you should look out for.