Cook County
Recent News About Cook County
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Former legislator targets Van Pelt over absences: 'I think the situation exemplifies the true problem with government'
Former State Sen. Darren Bailey, who was the Republican candidate for governor in 2022, is criticizing State Sen. Patricia Van Pelt (D-Chicago) for her absence this year from legislative sessions in Springfield.
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Bailey: ‘It seems they want a lawless society’
Former State Sen. Darren Bailey has joined the chorus of Republican voices criticizing a piece of Democratic-sponsored legislation that restricts when police can search a car if cannabis is suspected to be in it.
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Niemerg: 'We need more – not fewer – officers on the street'
Rep. Adam Niemerg (R-Teutopolos) is responding to a report for 2022 that shows that in Chicago, arrests were made for only 5% of offenses in the category of major crimes.
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Schmidt: 'The arrest numbers are a direct result of poor leadership and poor policies'
Rep. Kevin Schmidt (R-Cahokia Heights) is responding to a recently released report that said data for 2022 shows that in Chicago arrests were made for only 5% of offenses in the area of major crimes that included murders, sexual assaults, aggravated batteries and carjackings.
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Public employee tally: Bottom 25 counties in Illinois
Saline is among the Illinois counties that employ the fewest government workers per capita, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
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25 biggest spenders: What Illinois counties rank highest?
Wayne and Wabash top the list in Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2016, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.