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A Cook County judge hear arguments last month in the lawsuit filed by the Illinois ACLU and Central Austin Neighborhood Association seeking the city to change the way it deploys police officers.
The event gave residents the opportunity to learn more about those running for Cook County positions that will be on the March 20 ballot.
She was one of four Cook County Commissioners who didn’t take any or part of the unpaid days, a measure they agreed on when the 2011 budget was passed last February.
Issuing tickets would allow police to focus more time on violent offenders and generate up to $7 million in revenue for the city.
Most county employees have gone without pay to stave off more layoffs.
Many have not completed the simple form required to reduce their bills due Nov. 1.
It’s unclear how Cook County will pay for the thousands of burials the state covered last year.
The task force, organized by state Rep. La Shawn Ford, will help coordinate assistance for distressed homeowners.
Filmmaker David Schechter and others discussed “Plunder: The Crime of Our Time” at its premier held earlier this month at Columbia College Chicago.
Homeowners, renters and businesses affected during this summer’s floods have until 10 p.m. Nov. 17th to seek help.