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Cook County residents could receive automatic refunds on overpaid property taxes, and here's how to check
More than 10,000 Cook County property owners overpaid on their property taxes last year, and the Treasurer’s Office is sending out millions in automatic refunds.
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Illinois' 1st 2024 human West Nile virus case reported in suburbs
A suburban Cook County woman was identified as Illinois’ first human case of the West Nile virus this year, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday.
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Illinois' 1st 2024 human West Nile virus case reported in suburbs
A suburban Cook County woman was identified as Illinois’ first human case of the West Nile virus this year, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday.
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Some south suburbs see significant property tax jump
Some residents in Chicago’s south suburbs are seeing a significant hike in property taxes, NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.
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Maria Pappas explains why Chicago's south suburbs face record-high property tax increase
In an interview with Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, she provides insight as to why Chicago’s south suburbs are facing a record-high property tax increase.
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Cook County receives $20 million in funding for storm flood mitigation
Cook County officials announced millions in new funds from the federal government to help alleviate storm-related flooding in Chicago’s suburbs. Regina Waldroup has the story.
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Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer dies at 51, family says
Dr. Dennis Deer, who had served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners since 2017, has died at the age of 51, his family announced Monday.
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2 Cook County Sheriff's officers seriously hurt in 4-vehicle crash on Dan Ryan Expressway
Two officers with the Cook County Sheriff’s Department were seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash early Sunday morning along the Dan Ryan Expressway, authorities said.
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Chicago woman gets 30 years for helping mother kill pregnant teen who had child cut from her womb
A Chicago woman who pleaded guilty to helping her mother kill a pregnant teenager in 2019 before the baby was cut from her womb with a butcher knife has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Twenty-nine-year-old Desiree Figueroa was sentenced Thursday by a Cook County judge. She pleaded guilty to murder in January for helping her mother, Clarisa Figueroa,...
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Dart sounds alarm on number of guns still in hands of those with revoked FOID cards
Thousands of Cook County residents have had their Illinois FOID cards revoked, but still have weapons in their homes, and Sheriff Tom Dart is angling for additional resources to combat the issue, as Charlie Wojciechowski explains.
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Herd of goats in Glencoe providing unique service to area residents
The park district calls their “Goats at Work” program an environmentally friendly approach to avoid using chemical herbicides and provide a sustainable solution to managing invasive vegetation. NBC Chicago’s Kate Chappell reports.
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Herd of goats in Glencoe providing unique service to area residents
Anna Nardo and her two-year-old granddaughter, Mairen were recently seen taking photos and smiling from ear to ear as they witnessed something unusually delightful in their neighborhood: a herd of goats.
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DNA from wine bottle leads Cook County detectives to burglary suspect: police
An unexpected finding led police to identify and later apprehend the person who allegedly burglarized a home in suburban Cook County, authorities said. Jeremiah Phillips, 35, was charged with burglary, residential burglary and criminal damage to property in connection with a September 2023 burglary at a Rich Township home, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. On Sept. 6, 2023,…
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First-ever trial over Zantac cancer claims gets underway in Cook County
An Illinois woman’s lawsuit claiming she developed colorectal cancer from taking the heartburn drug Zantac for nearly 20 years goes to trial this week — a first among many similar claims made nationwide.
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Answers sought over use of taxpayer dollars in Thornton Township
Residents from several south suburban communities stood united on Saturday as they pushed for accountability and transparency into how their tax dollars are being spent. “We want people to know what is going on so we can try to stop it,” said Mary Avant, a retired police officer who lives in Dolton. Embattled Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard also serves as…
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Thornton Township residents seek answers over use of taxpayer dollars
Residents from several south suburban communities stood united on Saturday as they pushed for accountability and transparency into how their tax dollars are being spent. NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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‘Missing Persons Day' in Cook County connects families with resources, support
A number of people who’ve long been searching for missing loved ones stopped at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on Saturday afternoon. “You wonder where she is,” said Belen Rivera, whose daughter hasn’t been seen since 2020. “She’s no longer in this world, but I want to put her to rest.” Rivera told NBC Chicago that her daughter,...
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‘Missing Persons Day' in Cook County connects families with resources, support
A number of people who’ve long been searching for missing loved ones stopped at the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on Saturday afternoon. NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.
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Second measles case confirmed in suburban Cook County
Officials have confirmed a second case of measles in a suburban Cook County residents, with no known links to an outbreak reported at a Chicago migrant shelter this year.
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Cook County ‘temporarily unable' to provide paper copies of birth, death, marriage certificates
The Cook County Clerk’s Office said it was working to restore services “as quickly as possible.”