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Cook County's top prosecutor questions safety of electronic monitoring under chief judge
State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has instructed her lawyers to object every time electronic monitoring is imposed. Chief ...
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Cook County’s top prosecutor questions safety of electronic monitoring under chief judge
In Chicago, they would call the police, but in unincorporated Cook County they would call the ... comment on O’Neill Burke’s claims. But the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice, which ...
Backyard chickens might not crack high egg prices, but Chicago-area owners say they’re worth it
With egg prices so high and Chicago and many suburbs allowing people to raise hens, some are thinking about backyard chickens ...
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Microsoft going forward with NWI data center despite cancelling other projects
Microsoft is reportedly cancelling data center projects in Chicago, Wisconsin and North Dakota, but still going forward with ...
Cook County's top prosecutor questions electronic monitoring under chief judge
Cook County’s top prosecutor says she does not believe the chief judge can safely administer electronic monitoring and she ...
Cook County Board approves eligibility rules for property tax relief program
The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved eligibility rules for the Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund — a $15 million program to help homeowners who have seen property tax bills ...
Elgin Navy vet receives $28K in refund checks after ABC7 I-Team finds assessment error
Navy veteran James Duhr, of unincorporated Elgin, says his property taxes on a vacant parcel of land he owns near his home ...
Cook County guaranteed income program moving to next step after pilot
Cook County is moving to the next phase of its guaranteed income program after the pilot launched in 2022. The program ...