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Religious cemetery group offers burials for Cook morgue bodies
The group that runs local Catholic cemeteries is offering as many as 300 graves for bodies held at the Cook County medical examiner’s office, officials said today.
The offer by the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago to donate...Tags: Christianity, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Government, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Religion and Belief
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Quinn, Preckwinkle team up on foreclosure program
Clout StreetThe state of Illinois is teaming with Cook County on a trial program in which a loan fund will be created to buy vacant foreclosed homes, renovate them and resell them to home buyers at low interest rates. Six suburbs will take part: Berwyn, Chicago...Tags: Berwyn, Cook County Government, Chicago Heights, South Holland, Maywood (Cook, Illinois)
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Curtain may drop on Lollapalooza's county tax break
After years of a free ride courtesy of a clout-laden deal, Lollapalooza might have to start paying Cook County taxes.
Commissioners voted Wednesday to require organizers of events like the giant summer lakefront music festival to come to the County Board...Tags: Chicago Park District, Entertainment Events, Cook County Government, Rahm Emanuel, Festive Events
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Join us to talk about Public Safety and Chicago's future
On January 18, Chicago didn’t have a single murder or shooting. That was so unusual -- first time it had happened in nearly a year -- that the Police Department put out a statement letting everyone know what a great day it was.
The rest of...Tags: Government, Safety of Citizens, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Quinn calls for cutting natural gas tax, boosting education spending in State of State speech
Gov. Pat Quinn today called for more spending on education and abolishing the natural gas utility tax in his State of the State speech.
The noon address to the General Assembly, which is posted online, focuses mostly on job creation. (Tribune reporter...Tags: Labor Markets, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Democratic Party, Nursing Homes, Executive Branch
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Cook County board chief announces 'overhaul' of morgue
![Saying she was "disturbed and discouraged and disappointed," Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle promised to "overhaul" the medical examiner's office -- and fire some workers -- because of crowded conditions in the morgue.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67655369-26115324.jpg "Saying she was "disturbed and discouraged and disappointed,\" Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle promised to \"overhaul\" the medical examiner's office -- and fire some workers -- because of crowded conditions in the morgue.")
Tribune reporterSaying she was "disturbed and discouraged and disappointed," Cook County board president Toni Preckwinkle promised to "overhaul" the medical examiner's office -- and fire some workers -- because of crowded conditions in the morgue. "I've been as...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Cook County Government, Lobbying, Politics
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Preckwinkle not backing down on illegal immigrant criminal cases
Clout StreetCook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday refused to consider cooperating with federal requests to hold undocumented immigrants in county jail, calling instead for a task force to look at how to improve the way bail is set in all county...Tags: Migration, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Government
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U.S. report criticizes Cook County's discontinued police car camera program
A troubled Cook County program put faulty camera equipment in police cars, wasting perhaps millions of federal dollars, the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general said in an audit released this morning.
Sen. Mark Kirk and U.S. Rep. Michael...Tags: Johnson Controls Incorporated, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Cook County Government, Todd H. Stroger
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G-8, NATO summits are just latest call to public service for former Daley chief of staff
Organizing the G-8 and NATO summits is like preparing for a hurricane. You can't entirely control the outcome, and any violence could be catastrophic for the city, the mayor and the president.
Leslie Fox, the first person selected to run the May 19-21...Tags: Allergies, Democratic Party, Executive Branch, Elections, International Organizations
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Cook County Board remembers Maggie Daley
Clout StreetThe Cook County Board paid tribute to Maggie Daley on Wednesday, with Commissioner John Daley remembering his late sister-in-law and the impact she had on Chicagoans. “She was a hope to people, she affected peoples’ lives,” Daley said....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Government, Dr. Seuss, Rahm Emanuel
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Watchdog questions Cook County highway workers' debris dumping
Tribune reporterFor years, Cook County highway workers have been dumping roadway and sewer waste at a pair of work yards, creating large mounds that potentially could be contaminating the environment, according to a watchdog report released today. The pollutants include...Tags: Environmental Issues, Employees, Palatine, Career and Workplace, Political Corruption
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2 workers fired in connection with probe of morgue
![Two employees of the Cook County medical examiner's office have been fired in connection with a review of possible "misconduct or malfeasance" at the morgue, a spokeswoman for County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Thursday.](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-02/68333440-23180257.jpg "Two employees of the Cook County medical examiner's office have been fired in connection with a review of possible "misconduct or malfeasance\" at the morgue, a spokeswoman for County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Thursday.")
Two employees of the Cook County medical examiner's office have been fired in connection with a review of possible "misconduct or malfeasance" at the morgue, a spokeswoman for County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Thursday.
After being suspended...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Cook County Government
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