Now it's time to scale back that tax

Daily Herald - Sun Nov 08

Need any more evidence that the 1 percentage point sales tax increase pushed through last year by Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is hurting suburban businesses? A new study released last week showed sales declined 14.4 percent in suburban Cook County for the second quarter of the year compared with the same quarter a year ago.

Who got the H1N1 shots?

Daily Herald - Sun Nov 08

The allocation of vaccines for the H1N1 flu virus in recent weeks may have seemed haphazard.

Governor Quinn Signs Veto Override Bill

Illinois Government News Network - Sat Nov 07

" November 7, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today signed a law that reforms the Cook County Board's veto override power by making it more responsive to the people and a stronger force for democracy.

Jail employee accused of stealing from inmates

WAND-TV Decatur - Fri Nov 06

A Cook County Jail employee has been accused of stealing money from inmates as they were processed into the facility.

Cook County isn't the biggest taxer

Daily Herald - Fri Nov 06

I just received my second installment property tax bill and it was up almost 10 percent over last year.

Celebrate Creek Stabilization At Ribbon Cutting

Journal & Topics Newspapers - Fri Nov 06

The Dept. of Public Works for the Village of Wheeling, Capital Projects & Design Division, is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony this Friday, Nov.

Cook County Proposes Plan to Lure Filmmakers to Area

WBEZ-FM Chicago - Thu Nov 05

The Dark Knight and Public Enemies are just two of a number of films that were shot in and around Chicago in recent years.

Police, DCFS probe of Elgin baby death

Daily Herald - Thu Nov 05

On the same day rescue crews responded to an Elgin home on reports of an infant boy that was not breathing, someone contacted the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services' abuse hotline about the child's well-being, officials said Thursday.

Tax Payers Foot the Bill For Fun

MyFoxChicago - Thu Nov 05

Booze, flowers, and expensive carsa thata s how some Cook County commissioners are spending your tax dollars.

Judge puts restraining order on Illinois abortion law

Alton Telegraph - Wed Nov 04

Just hours after a state board voted Wednesday to allow the enforcement of a long-debated Illinois law requiring a teenage girl's parents be notified before she has an abortion, a judge issued a temporary restraining order putting the measure back on hold.