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‘Check your check’: Minimum wage increases Friday in Chicago and Cook County

“To Chicago’s businesses, I want to say loud and clear: Labor laws are not optional. We will hold you accountable,” said a city official on consumer protection.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch’s wife among clout-heavy winners in primary judge races

ShawnTe Raines-Welch topped three opponents in the Democratic primary race for judge in a suburban judicial district. A candidate tied to Welch’s predecessor, ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, didn’t fare as well.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 29, 2022

Toni Preckwinkle beats Democratic primary challenger Richard Boykin for Cook County Board president

Preckwinkle said Tuesday night she looks “forward to all the good work that lies ahead” as her opponent, Richard Boykin — a former Cook County Board commissioner — conceded the race: “The voters have spoken, and I stand by their decision.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 29, 2022

Cook County rescued popular restaurant from tax sale, then hosted an event there

The Cook County Land Bank Authority is barred from putting in a claim on occupied property, but it did so for Josephine’s Cooking and held onto it as the restaurant kept operating and its unpaid taxes kept piling up.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2022

Student charged after nooses found near Evanston middle school

Police said the Cook County state’s attorney’s office reviewed the evidence and declined to add a hate crime charge “because the actions and motive of the involved juvenile did not meet the legal, statutory elements of a hate crime.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2022

Man dies month after Humboldt Park shooting

The 30-year-old was pronounced dead about 4 a.m. Friday, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 18, 2022

A Cook County politician’s home got “special attention” from suburban police

Cook County GOP chairman Sean Morrison is a vocal critic of the ruling Democrats and often points to violent crime in Chicago. But Morrison also has benefited for years — starting soon after he became a county commissioner — from “special attention” given to his home by police in south…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 17, 2022

COVID-19 risk in Chicago, Cook County improves to ‘medium’

Decreases in new cases and hospitalizations prompted the rating change.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 17, 2022

Man found beaten to death inside Cook County Jail cell: autopsy

An autopsy performed by the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Raheem Hatter’s death a homicide.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 16, 2022

Afternoon Edition: June 15, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 15, 2022