Cook County Lifestyle
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‘A perfect storm’: What’s our protection level against measles amid Chicago outbreak?Mar 24, 2024 8:54 am - Considered to be effectively eliminated across the U.S. in 2000, a measles outbreak in Chicago this month is a wake-up call about how easily things can spiral, experts say. How well protected are Illinoisans against the highly contagious respiratory virus?
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Cook County jail program is rescuing dogs and detainees. And now it’s expandingMar 21, 2024 5:04 pm - A corrections officer could be heard shouting commands Thursday morning in a concrete yard of Division 19 at the Cook County jail. But the detainees weren’t being bossed...
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Along for the ride: Metra listens and adopts new bike policyMar 14, 2024 6:26 am - Metra’s Feb. 1 bike policy — allowed on all trains, all the time — may just exemplify “squeaky wheels getting the grease.”
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A tropical visitor to Illinois is creating a buzz among suburban birdersOct 14, 2023 8:53 am - There was a time when birders had to travel to Florida, or points further south, to glimpse a limpkin. But this year, Illinois avian enthusiasts needn't travel far to ob...
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'Hate has been mainstreamed': Report details surge in extremism in IllinoisOct 08, 2023 8:11 am - From the vandalism of a Lake in the Hills bakery to prevent a drag performance to antisemitic comments shouted at Deerfield High School soccer players to white supremaci...
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Party for the Preserves is full day of events Sept. 23Sep 20, 2023 12:14 pm - The annual Forest Preserves of Cook County's Party for the Preserves on Saturday, Sept. 23, checks a lot of boxes: it kicks off fall forest fun events that run through N...
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Suburban Mosaic: Racial Equity Week events begin today in Cook CountySep 14, 2023 6:23 am - Cook County's fifth annual Racial Equity Week will run today through Friday with in-person and virtual events. “Each year, we update the public on how Cook County has w...
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Suburbs to remember Sept. 11 with ceremonies, servicesSep 12, 2023 6:10 am - Communities across the suburbs will observe the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with remembrance ceremonies. Aurora The Aurora fire and police ...
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Why so many communities are adopting bike plans - and how they benefit ridersSep 05, 2023 3:59 pm - "2023 is a turning point for bike plans," observes Ryan Peterson, senior planner at Epstein Global, a Chicago-based firm specializing in bicycle and pedestrian planning....
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How you can appeal property tax assessments in Maine TownshipAug 27, 2023 7:43 am - If you live in the Des Plaines or Park Ridge areas and think your property tax assessment is incorrect, Maine Township Assessor Susan Moylan Krey may be able to help. Ap...