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Cook County’s basic income pilot: 155,000+ applicants, just 3,250 spots

The Cook County Promise Pilot Program is the latest pilot in the Chicago area that will give selected residents $500 a month for two years with no strings attached. The deadline to apply is Friday.

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Prosecutors dismiss domestic violence case against Cook County judge

The person who filed the complaint told prosecutors the incident was an accident and she did not want to proceed with the case, according to court records.

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Boy, 14, shot, killed in Prospect Heights

Eric Casique was shot about 3:15 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of Piper Lane, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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Christian Howe’s annual fall report from southern Cook County to the Northwoods

Christian Howe delivered his annul fall report of fall colors and the progression of migration of waterfowl and the deer rut from southern Cook County to northern Michigan.

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CPS surveillance video used to ID teen charged in fatal Hyde Park shooting, prosecutors say

Amare Weatherspoon, 17, faces a first-degree murder charge in the Sept. 21, 2021, shooting of 15-year-old Kentrell McNeal that also wounded a 14-year-old, Cook County prosecutors said in court Wednesday.

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Man killed in Harvey shooting

Joshua Carter, 30, was shot about 5:45 p.m. Thursday in the 180 block of West 154th Street, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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Will R. Kelly still stand trial Cook County cases after second federal conviction? Few clues in 4-minute hearing

CHICAGO — Twice-convicted R&B singer R. Kelly’s first hearing in Cook County court after his Chicago federal trial left observers with little clarity about how the lingering county cases would proceed.

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R. Kelly has been convicted twice in federal court. Will Cook County also prosecute him?

R&B star still faces charges for sexual abuse of four victims, including three minors, in Cook County.

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3,000 acres will be added to forest preserve if Cook County voters OK tax hike, officials say

Property owners would be asked to pay about $1.50 more a month in taxes toward the preserves, which became a haven during the pandemic.

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A small amount of extra money will help the forest preserves bloom

With more natural land in a heavily populated area than anywhere else in North America, the preserves are almost like having a national park right here at home.

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Man killed in South Side shooting

He was transported to the Unversity of Chicago Medical Center where he later died, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

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Enough with committees. Chief Judge Evans must take action to improve Cook County juvenile jail.

Our 2022 report makes 15 recommendations to the chief judge on how to improve the JTDC’s treatment of youth. Evans could order many of these changes now, without waiting for another committee report.

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Cook County tax bills on pace to arrive ‘by end of 2022’

Timeline tight to get bills out in time for property owners to claim a hefty deduction with the IRS.

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Toddler whose aunt is accused of pushing him into Lake Michigan dies

Josiah Brown, 3, was pronounced dead at 10:16 a.m. Sunday, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. Victoria Moreno is charged with attempted murder.

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Restoring health of our forest preserves will benefit Cook County in essential ways

A referendum on the ballot is aimed at restoring some 30,000 acres of land.

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Cook County eliminates wheel tax

The Cook County Vehicle License, or a wheel tax, is an annual fee that allows cars registered in unincorporated Cook County to legally drive on roads.

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Cook County judge charged with domestic battery, placed on restricted duties

A woman’s face was cut after Judge Carl Boyd threw a bottle at a window, Chicago police said.

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Wanted: Election workers for Cook County

Thousands of workers are needed to fill vacancies in the suburbs.

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Jury says Sterigenics should pay $363 million to Illinois woman for exposing her to cancer-causing ethylene oxide

Sterigenics, its parent company and a corporate predecessor should pay $363 million in damages for exposing a Willowbrook, Illinois, woman and thousands of others to cancer-causing ethylene oxide pollution, a Cook County jury decided Monday.

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No simple solution to helping voters in jail cast ballots

Each election cycle, thousands of eligible voters are effectively disenfranchised because they sit in a jail cell.

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Sentencing, lawsuits and more trials: R. Kelly’s guilty verdict in Chicago won’t end singer’s troubles

The R&B star is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 23.

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More trials? Consecutive sentences? What’s next for convicted R&B singer R. Kelly

For the second time in less than a year, Chicago-born R&B singer R. Kelly finds himself convicted of serious federal child-sex crimes and staring at a lengthy prison term.

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$9 million wrongful conviction payout for a 1991 murder case tainted by CPD detective who is married to a judge

Patrick Prince said he spent 28 years in prison for a 1991 murder he confessed to only after he was beaten by Kriston Kato, a retired detective who is married to Judge Mary Brosnahan.

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2 Chicago cops to face charges in Pilsen shootout that wounded 2, Kim Foxx says

The Cook County state’s attorney said felony charges will be filed Friday against a sergeant and an officer in connection to the July shooting.

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Cook County sheriff’s deputy and her boyfriend indicted on federal drug charges

Bridgett Massey and her boyfriend Sean Dwyer are accused of conspiracy and cocaine possession. Dwyer also faces a federal gun charge.

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