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Emanuel, Preckwinkle say city, county could save up to $140 million a year by teaming up
Clout StPosted by Hal Dardick and Erika Slife at 12:21 p.m.; last updated at 1:58 p.m. The city and county could save up to $140 million a year by working together to deliver services and oversee programs, according to a new...... -
Cook County applies again to convert Oak Forest Hospital to clinic
Clout StPosted by Erika Slife at 1:12 p.m. The Cook County Health and Hospital System has filed a second application to turn Oak Forest Hospital into a regional health center --- this time with 24-hour service. "Obviously, this will further enhance...... -
Judge allows closure of Tinley Park mental hospital to proceed
TribLocal - Tinley Park » NewsCHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Thursday denied a motion that could have delayed Gov. Pat Quinn's planned closure of a mental hospital in Tinley …... -
Council denies landmark status for four Winnetka commercial buildings
TribLocal - Winnetka & Northfield » NewsWithout discussing their architectural or historical merit, the Winnetka Village Council has denied honorific local landmark status to four commercial properties. During a meeting this …... -
Borizov trial seen as successful test of cameras in state courtrooms
Their deliberations completed, the jurors marched into the courtroom, and the judge asked if they had reached a verdict. The foreman said they had. Soon the clerk read from the signed verdict forms: "We, the jury, find Johnny Borizov guilty of first-...
Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Witnesses, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Family of Mt. Carmel student killed in Indiana fight files lawsuit
Tribune reporterThe parents of a Chicago teenager who police said was killed after another Chicago teen punched him at an Indiana beach on July 4th filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against the teen accused of throwing the punch, his sister and his mother. James...Tags: Health, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Beverly, Trials
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Tribune subscriber class-action suit settled
Tribune reporterThe Chicago Tribune began mailing out a proposed offer Thursday to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by two subscribers who claimed the newspaper illegally charged increased rates to subscribers' credit and debit cards. The suit, filed in December...Tags: Chicago Tribune
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PURDUE-PLANE INTO FENCE Plane found in Purdue airport fence; pilot safe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that veered into a fence at the Purdue University Airport says the aircraft was experiencing engine trouble before the...Tags: Renewable Energy, Metal and Mineral, Environmental Pollution, World War I (1914-1918), Petroleum Industry
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County to reopen part of juvenile jail that was shut last year
Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is temporarily reversing her signature initiative to shrink the Juvenile Detention Center because a federally appointed administrator says there are too many youths being detained there to safely reduce its size....
Tags: Judges, Juvenile Delinquency, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government
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Environmental laboratory receives accreditation, and more
News briefs from St. Charles, Batavia and Geneva. St. Charles Collection for crisis center Sensible Threadz, 208 S. Kirk Road, is collecting food items in May for the Community Crisis Center in Elgin. Customers to the discount retail and resale...Tags: Energy Saving, Environmental Issues, Politics, St. Charles (Kane, Illinois), Local Elections
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Orland Park theft leads to 3-year sentence for two brothers
Two brothers were sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections last week after pleading guilty to stealing catalytic converters from two vehicles in Orland Park in March. Nicolas Orbeck, 31, and Philip Orbeck, 28, both of the...
Tags: Orland Park, Theft, Punishment, Bridgeview, Trials
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Lawsuit: Baseball coach coerced college player into sex
Tribune reporterA former Concordia University Chicago student has filed a lawsuit against the university and its former baseball coach alleging the coach coerced him into performing sexual acts more than a dozen times in exchange for helping him get drafted to a major...Tags: Tampa Bay Rays, Cincinnati Reds, Crime, Law and Justice, Baseball, Concordia University Chicago
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