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Feds investigating last year’s data breach affecting the Cook County hospital system
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 4 days agoFederal authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into a massive data breach that potentially affected as many as 1.2 million patients at Cook County< ...
Misinformation is a 'real danger to our democracy.' What can election boards do about it?
WBEZ 91.5 Chicago· 3 hours agoWhen a spokesperson for the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners accidentally misreported mail-in ballot numbers during the Democratic primary for Cook County& ...
Judge faces inquiry after Illinois attorney was kicked out of court and handcuffed to chair
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoCook County's top judge has asked state regulators to review allegations that an attorney was handcuffed to a chair after a judge kicked ...
Shawnee County Commission bans wind projects and places 1-year moratorium on solar ones
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCommissioners also approved a ban on wind energy conversion systems, by a 2-1 vote. Commissioner...
7 candidates qualify in races that could flip Pinellas school board
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThree seats on the Pinellas County School Board are up for grabs in August, and there’s a slate of...
Injuries reported after Dan Ryan Expressway crash involving Cook County sheriff's squad car: ISP
ABC 7 Chicago· 5 days agoInjuries were reported after a Dan Ryan Expressway crash involving a Cook County sheriff's squad car early Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.
County appoints insider as new inspector general
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA new watchdog will be taking over the Cook County Office of the Independent Inspector General, responsible for rooting out waste, fraud and corruption...
Foreclosure Map: Cook County Takeaways Fall
The Real Deal· 4 days agoCook County recorded 1,030 foreclosure lawsuits started by lenders in March and 909 in April, shattering February’s total of 317 and ...
Daywatch: Attorney handcuffed to chair in Chicago courthouse
Chicago Tribune· 1 day agoThe imbroglio happened May 7 at the Loop courthouse during a hearing in front of Judge Kathy Flanagan, acting presiding judge of the Law Division. During the proceeding, Flanagan ordered deputies ...
"We're trying to revitalize the beach" Keep Wakulla County Beautiful plants sea oats to help restore...
WTXL Tallahassee· 2 hours agoKeep Wakulla County Beautiful is planting sea oats on Mashes Sands Beach to help prevent erosion in...