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.

2 apparently homeless men killed by Amtrak train in suburban Chicago

WGNTV Chicago - Wed Nov 04

Authorities say two apparently homeless men were killed by an Amtrak train in unincorporated Cook County near the western Chicago suburb of Stickney.

Man sues AT&T over hidden charges

The Deerfield Review - Wed Nov 04

A man has filed a class action lawsuit demanding reimbursement by AT&T of more than 12 months worth of $5 hidden charges.

Shriners' lawsuit against former pastor can proceed

301 Moved Permanently - Tue Nov 03

Although it missed a probate deadline, Shriners Hospitals for Children can sue a former Wilmette pastor that it claims influenced a Skokie woman to leave more than $2 million to him instead of the institution.