Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Oakton Community College will remain closed due to flooding in Des Plaines, according to a spokesperson.
Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus will remain closed due to flooding on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23-24, according to a spokesperson. Janet Spector-Bishop stated in an email to Patch that the campus in Skokie would be open, but many events at the campus in Des Plaines were rescheduled or canceled. The community college was closed on Thursday because of the storm water. Updates on the impact of the flood are being posted on Oakton Community College's website, Spector-Bishop stated. Related:
Thursday, April 18, 2013
From interstates to local roads, our map provides updates on closures and high-standing water in your area.
From the Wisconsin border to the south side of Chicago and into the western suburbs, local roads, interstates and highways were closed Thursday because of flooding. Click through the pins above to see which roads in your area — or on your route to and from work today — have been closed due to flooding or have high-standing water. Police are encouraging drivers to avoid roadways with standing water. If you come upon an area with high-standing water or that is closed, add that information to our map by visiting this link. Otherwise, let us know about the closure by commenting below. Drivers are asked to beware of high-standing water on roadways. The water on a roadway can be deeper than it appears and can cause a vehicle to stall or be …
Monday, April 1, 2013
Do you think the new tax will help curb taxpayer expenses tied to gun violence?
A new $25 tax on every gun purchase in suburban Cook County took effect Monday as part of the larger 2013 county budget approved by county commissioners and County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, various media outlets reported. The new gun tax is expected to bring in around $600,000 in revenues this year and is aimed at curbing taxpayer expenses tied to gun violence, which Preckwinkle says crowds jails and drives up health care costs, NBC Chicago reported. Patch wants to know do you think the new tax will help curb taxpayer expenses tied to gun violence? Tell us in the comment section. Preckwinkle's chief of staff, Kurt Summers says told the Sun-Times that the average health care cost to treat a gunshot victim is $52,000. He added …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
More than 24,000 federal employees who work in Cook County could potentially be affected by sequester, which is slated to start Friday.
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Thursday, February 28
CLICK ON THE COUNTY, ABOVE, AND THE BAR GRAPH WILL ADJUST Unless Congress reaches a last-minute agreement on the sequester by Friday, the huge budget cuts slated to kick in have the potential to affect more than 24,263 federal employees working in Cook County. Barring any kind of deal, the Obama administration will have to impose $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts to military and domestic programs on Friday, according to The New York Times. Those cuts would be the start of $1 trillion in cuts over the next decade. The numbers in the graph above show the number of federal employees in Illinois by county in 2012, according to the latest figures from Eye on Washington, a DC-based lobbying firm that tracks federal employment. It …
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Want to see who sold their home in Cook County? Patch has compiled a searchable ongoing list of property sales in Cook County, based on data from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds.
Want to know how much that house down the block sold for or how many million dollar home sales there were in your community last year? Patch has put together a searchable real estate database of Cook County property sales that is updated twice a month as new data is received from the Cook County Recorder of Deeds. You can search by address (the field will fill in automatically as you start typing, but be patient — it may take a moment to catch up with you), or search a full town or a specific price range within a town. You can also search by the buyer or seller's name (and those fields will fill automatically as well). If no price is listed, or other information is missing, it is because it was not included in the information from the …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Cell phones won’t be allowed in courts throughout the county.
Cell phones, laptops and tablets won’t be allowed in Cook County courthouses starting Monday per an order by the county’s chief judge who wants to make courthouses safer and protect people testifying in court. Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans’s order takes effect Monday, but there will be a three-month grace period. The Circuit Court of Cook County and the Cook County Sheriff’s Department will remind people entering a courthouse that communication devices are prohibited, Evans said in a statement released Friday. “It will be strongly suggested devices remain in the car,” he said. The Circuit Court is working to find a place for people using public transportation to put their devices, he said. If a person can’t leave electronics in a…
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
On what may be the biggest drinking "holiday" of the year, Cook County announces a new plan for roadside DUI death memorials.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The night before Thanksgiving is known as the biggest party night of the year. Almost a holiday unto itself with a name of its own, Black Wednesday is a night to rival New Year's Eve and St. Patrick's Day for overindulgence in alcohol. In many communities, extra officers will be on patrol and local officials warn bar owners not to overserve their patrons. So it's not a coincidence that Cook County this week announced a new DUI Memorial Program. For $150, families of anyone killed in a DUI fatality can purchase a roadside memorial marker to be placed alongside any highway under the county's jurisdiction. The marker includes a “Please Don’t Drink and Drive” sign and an optional commemorative plaque with the deceased loved one’s name and …
Friday, September 14, 2012
The person was between 70 and 79 years of age. The county also provided the latest figures on West Nile cases in Glenview, Niles, Morton Grove, Park Ridge and Skokie.
West Nile virus has claimed the life of an elderly person in south suburban Cook County, officials announced Wednesday. So far, there has been one death and 58 human cases of the virus in suburban Cook County, according to the County's Department of Public Health. More than 360 mosquito pools and seven birds also have tested positive. Cook County health officials said the person who died was between the ages of 70-79. Officials no longer disclose the gender of WNV patients and provide only the age range to protect family privacy. Local confirmed cases reported by the county include: (Check out our interactive map of cases around the northern suburbs). Most people with the WNV don't show symptoms or become ill. People over the age of 50 …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle talked area construction projects at a Glenview press conference last week.
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
President Toni Preckwinkle stopped in Glenview last week to highlight a number of significant Cook County Highway Department construction projects in the village and throughout the northern section of the county. During an outdoor press conference along Harms Road near Wilmette Avenue, Preckwinkle announced that the repaving project along Harms Road from Golf to East Lake Avenue is complete. Pedestrian friendly tops projects list This year, pedestrian construction projects are also high on the county’s priority list, according to a press release. The Highway Department is working on connecting sidewalks along Harms Road that lead to the Forest Preserve District’s North Branch Trail at Wilmette Avenue. Once completed, the project will …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Glenview PD arrests June 16 through June 24.
Battery On June 16 at 12:33 p.m., Bayanjargar Juurai, 38 of Glenview, and Uurintuya Ochirbat, 34 of Northbrook, were arrested in the 1300 block of Tinker Way and charged with battery. Both were released on $1,000 I bonds. Their courts dates were set for July 30. Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol On June 18 at 3:25 a.m., Azbayar Khurelbaatar, 24 of Chicago, was arrested in the 700 block of Milwaukee Ave. and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence – BAC .08 or more, speeding, improper lane usage, and failure to signal when required. He was released on a $1,000 D bond. His court date was set for July 11. Get the blotter delivered to your inbox: Sign up for Glenview Patch’s free newsletter Warrant…
Peggy Levine
1:10 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2013
I am wondering if Oakton will reopen by Saturday and if the Six Ensemble Piano Concert will be taking place as planned for this coming Saturday at 8PM. Can you please let me know? Peggy levine8936@comcast.net more ›