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We Are Retail: Valley Orchard
Raoul Bergersen, owner of Valley Orchard in Cherry Valley, has grown fruit and welcomed customers to experience the best of local agriculture for 50 years.
After a challenging spring, he’s adapting with a focus on pumpkins, fall raspberries, baked goods, and other seasonal favorites. His resilience and commitment to his family-owned business show how Illinois retailers continue to adapt and grow, no matter what challenges come their way.
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APR 07, 2020
As the number of deaths from coronavirus in Illinois surpassed 300 on Monday — including the first reported death of a person held at Cook County Jail — those calling for the release of incarcerated people are growing impatient with the speed at which prisoners, detainees and incarcerated youth are being evaluated for release.
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APR 07, 2020
Voters cast their ballots at the Loop Super Site, 191 N. Clark St. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
Almost 30 percent fewer Chicagoans showed up to the polls last month than they did during the 2016 primary, but the coronavirus pandemic did not stop voters from breaking records last month.
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APR 06, 2020
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi. [A.D. Quig/The Daily Line]
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is restarting the clock on this year’s round of property valuations.
Kaegi will send new assessment notices to property owners in the nine townships that already got mailers from his office this year, he told The Daily Line on Friday. The revised assessments will take into effect the toll that the coronavirus pandemic has already taken on the region’s real estate market. -
Daniel La Spata, Jay Ramirez and Lauren Young [Submitted]
Ald. Daniel La Spata (1) declared victory Saturday in his write-in campaign for Democratic Committeeperson in his Northwest Side ward, despite being knocked off the primary ballot.
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Gov. JB Pritzker’s statewide stay-at-home order will not stop west-suburban Democratic Party leaders from getting together to choose a replacement for Cook County Comm. Jeffrey Tobolski (D-16) later this month.
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APR 03, 2020
Former Dallas Police Chief David Brown addresses the news media while Mayor Lori Lightfoot looks on. [Chicago Mayor's Office]
Mayor Lori Lightfoot chose former Dallas Police Chief David Brown to lead the Chicago Police Department, she announced on Thursday.
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APR 03, 2020
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday announced an outreach campaign designed to help business owners and contractors apply for a piece of the $2 trillion federal relief package.
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APR 02, 2020
Chicago Police Board President Ghian Foreman addresses the news media in November. [Heather Cherone/The Daily Line]
The Chicago Police Board tapped three finalists in the search for a new Chicago Police Department superintendent at a chaotic audio-only meeting on Wednesday, the first of its kind during the coronavirus era.
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APR 02, 2020
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle threw cold water Wednesday on property owners’ hopes that their second-installment tax bills may be delayed while they reel from the economic devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.
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APR 02, 2020
Mayor Lori Lightfoot addresses the news media as Gov. JB Pritzker looks on. [Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago]
Mayor Lori Lightfoot insisted again Wednesday that Chicago’s municipal finances are weathering the storm whipped up by the coronavirus pandemic, even as Gov. JB Pritzker says the state’s budget will be "vastly different" than he planned.
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APR 01, 2020
Board of Review Commissioner Michael Cabonargi [Don Vincent/The Daily Line]
A near-total shutdown of in-person government services has not stopped the Cook County Board of Review from churning through tens of thousands of appeals to determine how much in property taxes owners should pay.
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APR 01, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker addresses the news media. [Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago]
Illinois residents must stay at home for another 30 days to prevent the state’s health care system from collapsing under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday.
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A fresh batch of mail-in ballots on Monday propelled Ald. George Cardenas (12) to a 21-vote lead over his arch-rival State Sen. State Sen. Tony Muñoz (D-Chicago) in the race to be the Democratic committeeperson for Chicago’s 12th Ward, erasing the advantage Muñoz has held since Election Day nearly two weeks ago.
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MAR 31, 2020
A plan to build the city’s second-tallest tower could be approved during Chicago’s first public meeting in the coronavirus era.
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MAR 31, 2020
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois continues to double every three or four days, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. JB Pritzker announced Monday that the battle against the pandemic entered a new phase with the announcement that McCormick Place will become a 3,000-bed hospital.
