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Cook County property taxes: Who's to blame for skyrocketing bills?
COOK COUNTY - Homeowners in Chicago's south suburbs are feeling the pinch of significant property tax increases, and Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi says part of the problem stems from tax breaks given to businesses. In an in-depth conversation with FOX 32, Kaegi discussed the issues that homeowners are facing...
Flee Club Co-Owner Busted In $2.4M Sneaker Bust
If Kelly and Walker are maintaining their innocence in the operation, that can only mean they'll be flipping on someone else sooner or later and with the investigation still active, don't be surprised if they start naming names.
$2.4 million in stolen goods recovered from Chicago store accused of reselling them
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The owner and an employee of a Near West Side store have been arrested on felony charges, after Cook County Sheriff's police recovered $2.4 million in stolen merchandise they allegedly were selling to customers.Sheriff's police said officers executed a search warrant at the Flee Club store in the 2200 block of West Taylor Street on July 2, after investigators discovered employees were knowingly buying stolen goods and reselling them at the store.Investigators said store employees also instructed the thieves involved to steal specific clothing, shoes, and fragrances that they would then resell.Sheriff's police recovered thousands of items...
Former Bloom Trail High School teacher charged in Cook County after woman details sexual assault in lawsuit
STEGER, Ill. - A former coach and teacher at Bloom Trail High School in suburban Steger was officially charged this week after a woman filed a civil lawsuit against him and the school in May. Ronald Giglio, of Cedar Lake, Ind., has been charged in Cook County with criminal sexual...
Flossmoor PD releases reports related to attack on Kim Foxx
CHICAGO — The Flossmoor Police Department released 19 documents related to its investigation of the alleged assault and battery of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx in June. CWBChicago filed a Freedom of Information Act for the documents on June 23, the same day that William Swetz, 34,...
Raid on Chicago store nets $2.4M in suspected stolen goods and 5 guns
CHICAGO - Cook County Sheriff's police recovered more than $2 million in suspected stolen merchandise along with five guns after busting a fencing operation at a Chicago store last week, according to a statement from Sheriff Tom Dart. On July 2, sheriff's police executed a search warrant at a store...
We want to hear about your experiences with these Cook County judges
Every six years, Cook County circuit judges ask voters for another term on the bench in what’s known as a retention vote. (Illinois Appellate Court judges run for retention every 10 years.) This November, more than 75 Cook County judges are up for retention. Injustice Watch researches each Cook...
Cook County Jail detainee dies after medical emergency, sheriff's office says
A Cook County jail detainee died Friday, officials said. Ahmad Abed, 32, of Bridgeview, suffered an apparent medical emergency shortly before 1 p.m. in the Residential Treatment Unit of the lockup, 2700 S. California Ave., the Cook County sheriff’s office said. Security and medical staff began life-saving measures until...
Tracie Todd, embattled former Jefferson County judge, sues Chicago for taking back job offer
A former Jefferson County judge is suing Chicago, arguing that city rescinded a job offer after she left her seat on the bench to work there. Tracie Todd, who served as a circuit criminal judge in the Birmingham division of Jefferson County for over a decade, left her position for a job as a city attorney in Chicago. Her departure came after years of battles with Alabama’s higher courts, some over a ruling she issued calling Alabama’s capital murder sentencing scheme unconstitutional.
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