Cook County
Recent News About Cook County
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Pritzker on College Board change of African American studies framework: 'There are still significant issues'
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is demanding answers from the College Board about its reasoning for changing the final framework of a new advanced placement course in African American studies after it had been publicly criticized by Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Feb. 2.
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Lightfoot: Potential ComEd deal 'a big win for Chicago'
A proposed deal between the City of Chicago and electricity company Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) brokered by Mayor Lori Lighftoow was blocked from advancing during a city council meeting held on Wednesday
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Pritzker ‘extremely troubled’ by reports that DeSantis wants College Board to change the AP African American Studies course
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has written a letter to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasting his decision to effectively ban an Advanced Placement high school course on African American studies from its curriculum.
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Morrison urges Pritzker to delay enforcing gun ban, protect Cook County from 'considerable civil liability risks'
Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison is urging Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to delay enforcing a new statewide assault weapons ban until the matter has been ruled on by the state Supreme Court.
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Bailey on law to protect access to abortion: 'This is wrong'
Darren Bailey is among the growing number of lawmakers blasting Gov. J.B. Pritzker over his signing of a law that protects reproductive and gender-affirming health care patients and providers from legal action originating across state lines.
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Morrison: 'I hope leader Don Harmon is truly serious and resolute on corruption!'
Sean Morrison, Commissioner of Cook County, is hoping leaders in Springfield may finally be serious about cleaning up corruption.
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From North Cook News
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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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's Morrison on property tax bill delay: 'This is a serious financial situation that 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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Cook County Government: 'We're having conversations on violence prevention'
In the wake of an increase in violent crimes in Cook County, the government is taking steps to address the issue.
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Census Bureau reports Cook County population was 5,198,275 in 2019
Cook County had a population of 5,198,275 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the West Cook News.
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Cook County approves tax incentives for 4 businesses
A slew of economic proposals meant to spur growth was OK'd by the Cook County Commissioners recently.
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2020 deadliest year for Cook County because of COVID-19, gun violence
The COVID-19 health crisis is being blamed for a record number of deaths in Cook County during 2020, in addition to many fatalities related to gun violence.
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Gun-related murders in Cook County and Chicago sets record in 2020
Chicago and Cook County last year saw the highest number of homicides ever, a report from the county's Medical Examiner's Office found.
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Census Bureau reports Cook County population was 5,169,517 in 2020
Cook County had a population of 5,169,517 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the West Cook News.
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Opioid deaths spiking along with COVID-19 cases in Illinois, officers say
It seems likely that the COVID-19 epidemic is fueling a parallel spike in opioid overdose deaths in Illinois, the Cook County Sheriff's Officer said in July.
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Amazon 'investment comes at a critical time': Cook County president
Amazon is building robotic fulfillment centers in Illinois that will create at least 2,000 new jobs in the state.
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Cook County to reassess property values due to coronavirus
Every single property in Cook County will have its value reassessed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Cook county population decreases by 14,822 people between 2017 and 2018
Cook county population decreased by 14,822 people between 2017 and 2018, according to American Community Survey.