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Swine Flu Update: Illinois Reports 9 New Deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health's weekly update brings the total number of deaths in the state from the virus to 56.
Veteran robbed, killed on way to deposit money from benefit
William Burtner survived Vietnam and dedicated his life to helping veterans. On Monday, Burtner was about to enter a Midlothian bank to deposit money the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2580 had raised during a benefit.
Cook County investigators fired
The Cook County State's Attorney's office has fired two investigators following the September 17 escape of a suspect while he was being taken to a court hearing in the Northwest suburbs.
A new attack on Cook Co. sales tax
Armed with a new, lower requirement to override a veto, Cook County Board members will try again this week to roll back the 1 percentage-point increase in the sales tax imposed last year.
Lisa Madigan sues 2 hair-growth companies over alleged fraud
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against two Chicago-area hair growth businesses that guarantee clients results in less than six months.
Maday Pleads Not Guilty To Escape Charges
Robert Maday, the career criminal who allegedly escaped from custody and went on a crime spree in the northwest suburbs in September, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges related to the escape.
Cook Co. mom pleads guilty to 5-year-old daughter's death
A woman accused of beating her 5-year-old daughter to death in 2007 pleaded guilty to the charges Tuesday.
Cook County board candidate challenged
Kurt "Ike" Eichaker's first run at political office may not get out of the starting block.
Strange happenings in Cook County
Monday, Nov 16, 2009 * Strange days, indeed The e-mails came about an hour apart Saturday.
Man Charged In Shooting. Three Wounded.
A man was charged Sunday morning in a shooting that wounded three last week in the South Side Chatham neighborhood.
Federal Stimulus Funds Arrive for Cook County
For at least a handful of businesses in Cook County seeking capital, the cavalry may be here.
$350K Bond For Sex Offender Near School
A registered sex offender with a history of abusing a child was held on $350,000 bond Friday after being charged with being on an elementary school playground during dismissal time Thursday on the Northwest Side.
Man charged in murder near jazz club
A Brighton Park neighborhood man was charged Thursday night in the slaying a west suburban man after a Sunday morning argument at a Lincoln Park jazz club.
Chicagoan dies after falling from horse
A Chicago man has died more than two weeks after falling from a horse in Barrington Hills.
New Cook County H1N1 vaccination clinics
The Cook County Health Department has announced a series of vaccine clinics over the next several Saturdays.
Murder charges expected in beating death
Murder charges are anticipated against a 51-year-old man accused of killing his elderly aunt, who died early Thursday from injuries suffered after an apparent struggle in her west suburban home last month.
Man dies after falling from horse in Barrington Hills
A Chicago man died Wednesday, more than two weeks after falling from a horse in Barrington Hills.
There are new restrictions to help fight the H1N1 flu take effect at Cook County hospitals.
Visitors to Stroger, Oak Forest and Provident hospitals must be over the age of 18.
Kids left in car while couple burglarizes home
A man and woman from Des Plaines were arrested after leaving left three children in a van while they burglarized a home Sunday night in the Northwest Side Irving Park neighborhood.
NU Students Accused of Paying a Witness
A legal battle between Northwestern University and Cook County prosecutors heated up Tuesday with the allegation that student journalists paid a witness in a murder case they were investigating in 2004 - cash that the witness later used to buy cocaine.
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