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Cook County commissioners met for the third day of budget hearings, with two more departments requesting a slight bump in their budgets. Commissioners will receive their final departmental briefings on Thursday from the Cook County Health and Hospitals System and Chief Judge Timothy Evans.
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Same-sex marriage became legal in Illinois with an act of the General Assembly nearly five years ago, on Nov. 5, 2013, prompting gay rights advocates to hail the state as a leader that would prompt other states to follow suit.
An ad produced by Gov. Bruce Rauner's campaign depicts Democrats JB Pritzker and House Speaker Mike Madigan getting married in an "unholy union," in which the officiant pronounces Illinois "f*****" due to tax increases and corruption. [screenshot courtesy of Bruce Rauner on YouTube] -
Closing six of the city’s 12 mental health clinics in 2011 — a move that triggered vehement protests drew national attention and remains a political albatross for Mayor Rahm Emanuel — was the “necessary and right” thing to do, Chicago Department of Health Commissioner Dr. Julie Morita told aldermen Wednesday.
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A measure designed to keep liquor from being sold within 100 feet of places of worship, schools and hospitals as well as homes for the aged, indigent and veterans is up for a vote at the meeting of the Committee on License and Consumer Protections set for 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Supporters of a measure that would give an elected board control of the Chicago Police Department rallied Tuesday at City Hall, and an alderman vowed to force a vote on the measure. Another alderman cashed a $20,000 check from Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and budget hearings completed their second day.
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Sheriff Tom Dart appeared at the Cook County Board Tuesday to defend his office’s $600 million budget, celebrating a $26 million reduction in overtime, taking in 10,000 pounds of leftover pharmaceuticals and efforts to battle gun violence on the city’s South and West Sides.
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OCT 24, 2018
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Seven years after all 50 aldermen went along with Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal to close six of the city’s 12 mental health clinics, triggering vehement protests and national attention, the Chicago Department of Health will detail plans to spend an additional $1.4 million on mental health services in 2019.
A polling place in March 2018. [A.D. Quig/The Daily Line]
