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Cook County is the biggest county in the state of Illinois and includes Chicago and many of the surrounding suburbs in the northeast corner of the state. According to the U.S. Census, the county covered about 945 square miles and its population was 5,288,655 in 2006. The county was named after Daniel Pope Cook, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 1800s. Toni Preckwinkle is the Cook County Board President.
Cook County is the biggest county in the state of Illinois and includes Chicago and many of the surrounding suburbs in the northeast corner of the state. According to the U.S. Census, the county covered about 945 square miles and its population was 5,288,655 in 2006. The county was named after Daniel Pope Cook, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 1800s. Toni Preckwinkle is the Cook County Board President.
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Mary Schmich's Pulitzer Prize Winning Pieces
Congrats to Mary Schmich on her Pulitzer! Completely deserved. You can read her winning entries here.Tags: Chicago, Illinois, Egypt, New York City, Mary Schmich
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Monday, November 14, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 6:09 a.m. Did Speaker Madigan cost taxpayers almost a half billion dollards due to political manuevering at McCormick Place? Jim Kirk, Chief of Editorial Operations for Crain’s...Tags: McCormick Place, Tom Skilling, Roger Waters, Chicago, Chicago Bears
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Man arrested for trying to sell fighting dog
PRESS RELEASE AND VIDEO FROM THE COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Bond has been set at $30,000 for a Wisconsin man who brought a pit bull across state lines to sell for dogfighting, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Friday. Al "Boogie" Clemons,...Tags: Wisconsin, Human Interest, Chicago, Maywood (Cook, Illinois), Racine (Racine, Wisconsin)
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
5 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Greg Jarrett 5:39 a.m. Greg Jarrett replays his interview with Mickey Rooney in which they discuss Elizabeth Taylor. 6:09 a.m. Greg Jarrett gets a live report from Japan. 6:39 a.m. Israel's ambassador to the United States visits with...Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Chicago, Mickey Rooney, Norah Jones, National Football League
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Illinois Gas Tax
Last week, I was talking with someone about how high gas prices are right now and we were wondering what percentage of a gallon goes to tax. I was hardly thrilled when I found out that Illinois has one of the highest taxes of any state. When you buy a...Tags: Chicago, Illinois
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Champions for Children Walk
May 15--Help stop child abuse one step at a time! Join the Children's Advocacy Center of North and Northwest Cook County on their Champions for Children Walk to raise funds for the more than 600 abused children and their families they help each year,...Tags: Social Issues, Children, Abusive Behavior, Child Abuse, Hoffman Estates
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World Kidney Day Celebration with KidneyMobile
March 11--This month marks a significant month for raising awareness regarding an often overlooked and crucial organ, the kidneys! The National Kidney Foundation of Illinois (NKFI) encourages Chicagoans to celebrate National Kidney Day at the Oak Forest...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Oak Forest, Illinois, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Jesse White
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Extension 720 March Program Guide
Staff reporter- March 1: Our guests (Dick Simpson and Andy Shaw) discuss the state of corruption in Cook County. - March 2: We review current news concerning religion, with guest Manya Brachear of the Chicago Tribune. - March 3: In our Web broadcast on WGN2,...Tags: Political Corruption, Chicago Police Department, Chicago, Music Industry, Chicago Tribune
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Scott's death ruled suicide, but cops continue to investigate
WGN NewsCHICAGO - The death of Chicago school board president Michael Scott has been ruled a suicide by the Cook County medical examiner's office, but police said this afternoon they are continuing to look into the death and that detectives are still "early on in...Tags: Chicago, Michael Scott, Politics, Health and Safety at School, Illinois
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Estimated 300 bodies displaced in Burr Oak Cemetery scheme
Staff reporter( WGN-AM)- Four people have been charged after authorities discovered that dozens of bodies had been dug up at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip and the grave sites illegally resold. Each was charged with one count of dismembering a human body, a...Tags: Chicago Tribune, African Americans, Police Investigations, Prosecution, Lawyers
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