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Cook County faces budget gap, threats to Medicaid and grants
Cook County faces a general fund budget gap of $102.6 million in 2026, and many grants are at risk under the new White House ...
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Cook County detainee died from aggressive restraint, withheld medical care, lawsuit states
Last year, a Chicago man died at the Cook County Jail shortly after correctional officers struck him several times and threw him to the ground, records show. Now, Cory Ulmer’s stepfather has filed a ...
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Cook County faces $211 million budget gap amid federal uncertainty
Health care spending, which makes up some 60% of the overall county budget, will actually see a budget shortfall in 2025, ...
Daywatch: Cook County preparing for $211M budget deficit
Cook County is predicting a $211.4 million budget shortfall for 2026, a relatively modest gap that officials said was more of ...
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Cook County Forecasts $211.4M Budget Gap for FY2026, an Improvement from Last Year
Cook County forecasts a $211.4 million gap for FY2026, an improvement from previous years, reflecting stable fiscal ...
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Ripple Fiber breaks ground in Cook County, Illinois expansion effort
The announcement of construction in Cook County marks Ripple Fiber's entrance into their eighth state: Illinois.
Cook County pitched tax reforms, Springfield didn’t swing
Efforts to overhaul Cook County’s property tax system largely fizzled out in the Illinois state legislature this session.
Illinois quick hits: Budget lawsuit hearing set; teacher charged with abusing student out pretrial
The Illinois Freedom Caucus filed the lawsuit in Sangamon County. The group comprised of seven state lawmakers say Democratic ...
Rare look at how Cook County Sheriff's Organized Retail Crime Team recovers millions in stolen goods
The I-Team had a rare look behind the scenes as the Cook County Organized Retail Crime Team met before executing arrest ...
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Illinois may streamline firearms ID process for low-level gun offenders
A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature marked a rare instance in which Democrats and Republicans largely agreed on a ...