http://www.windycitizen.com/tag/cook-county The latest reader-recommended stories from Chicago. en http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/press/2009/11/10/medill-innocence-project-accused-of-paying-off-witness <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->The Cook County state’s attorney’s office has accused former Northwestern students in the Medill Innocence Project of paying a witness to make a video statement concerning the conviction of Anthony McKinney in 1982 for murder.</p> dailynorthwestern.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/press/2009/11/10/medill-innocence-project-accused-of-paying-off-witness#comments Anthony McKinney Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Northwestern NorthWestern Corporation The Cook County Press cook county court crime medill Northwestern state attorney Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:16:06 -0600 19726 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/business/2009/11/04/cook-county-increases-sales-tax-retail-sales-tank <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/files/CookCountySalesTax.jpg" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->Even with a big boost from the cash for clunkers automotive sales promotion, Cook County shoppers shied away from merchants &amp; record high retail sales tax this past Spring. Suburban collar counties did a bit better.</p> chicagobusiness.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/business/2009/11/04/cook-county-increases-sales-tax-retail-sales-tank#comments Cook County retail sales Business . cash for clunkers cook county frugal Republicans Sales Tax tax and spend Democrats todd stroger Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:41:04 -0600 19124 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/11/03/emergency-nov-4-rally-against-cook-county-health-care-cuts <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/files/emergency_0.jpg" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->Protest at Stroger Hospital, 4 p.m. Wednesday, November 4: Our health care system is under attack! If we don't fight back, patients will be left without health care.</p> illinillinois.blogspot.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/11/03/emergency-nov-4-rally-against-cook-county-health-care-cuts#comments Cook County Stroger Hospital Politics cook county crisis health care protest Stroger Hospital Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:06:19 -0600 19013 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/06/09/showing-up-for-duty-two-very-different-ways <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> <img src="/files/06_09_2009.jpg" alt="a composite photograph of a writer for Chicagonow and a self portrait of a photographer when she was serving jury duty" /> </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/todaysphotos" class="og_links">Today&#039;s Photos</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/06/09/showing-up-for-duty-two-very-different-ways">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/06/09/showing-up-for-duty-two-very-different-ways#comments Neighborhoods anya chicago Chicago Tribune chicagonow circuit court cook county flickr jury duty quinn Today&#039;s Photos Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:27:46 -0500 9547 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/05/14/whose-fingerprints-are-around-throat-of-bill-to-make-vetoes-tougher-in-c <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p>Who shoved Illinois Senate Bill 1868 into the grave?</p> <p>It proposes a very simple, very sensible and very timely reform to the state law governing counties.</p> blogs.chicagotribune.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/05/14/whose-fingerprints-are-around-throat-of-bill-to-make-vetoes-tougher-in-c#comments Politics cook county Dan Kotowski General Assembly Illinois Senate John Cullerton John Fritchey John Stroger Michael Madigan mike quigley Paul Froehlich Springfield todd stroger veto Thu, 14 May 2009 11:29:15 -0500 8548 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/05/11/stroger-says-hes-blocking-sales-tax-repeal <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p>Cook County Board President Todd Stroger said today he is blocking the repeal of a controversial sales-tax increase.</p> chicagobreakingnews.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/politics/2009/05/11/stroger-says-hes-blocking-sales-tax-repeal#comments Politics cook county Sales Tax todd stroger Mon, 11 May 2009 17:18:36 -0500 8422 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/business/2009/05/11/cook-tax-hurts-sales-in-county-line-towns-study <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p>Retail sales declined much faster last year in Cook County communities near the county line than they did for the entire county, according to a study that seeks to measure the impact of last July’s</p> chicagobusiness.com <p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/business/2009/05/11/cook-tax-hurts-sales-in-county-line-towns-study">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/chicago/business/2009/05/11/cook-tax-hurts-sales-in-county-line-towns-study#comments Business cook county Sales Tax todd stroger Mon, 11 May 2009 11:28:59 -0500 8402 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/03/04/cook-county-commissioner-mike-quigley-grabs-the-democratic-party-nomination <p><!--paging_filter--> <p> <img src="/files/3327979656_cfa21f8e69.jpg" alt="a photograph of Cook County Commissioner, Mike Quigley" /> </p> <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="first last og_links"><a href="/blogs/todaysphotos" class="og_links">Today&#039;s Photos</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/03/04/cook-county-commissioner-mike-quigley-grabs-the-democratic-party-nomination">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/%7Etodaysphotos/2009/03/04/cook-county-commissioner-mike-quigley-grabs-the-democratic-party-nomination#comments Politics congress cook county democratic party IL 5 mike quigley nomination rahm emanuel seat special election Today&#039;s Photos Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:27:50 -0600 5467 at http://www.windycitizen.com http://www.windycitizen.com/link/politicscity-news/2008/12/otl-115-forrest-claypool-on-strogers-budget-and-what-obama-might-do-f <img src="http://www.windycitizen.com/files/" style="height:72px;" align="right"/> <p><!--paging_filter-->Mike Stephen and Andy Hermann yet again visit the OTL NewsDesk, they learn about the Cook County budget with Forrest Claypool, Andy makes fun of Mike, and then they discuss local education and the upc</p> outsidetheloopradio.com <p><a href="http://www.windycitizen.com/link/politicscity-news/2008/12/otl-115-forrest-claypool-on-strogers-budget-and-what-obama-might-do-f">read more</a></p> http://www.windycitizen.com/link/politicscity-news/2008/12/otl-115-forrest-claypool-on-strogers-budget-and-what-obama-might-do-f#comments Politics chicago cook county education podcast radio Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:15:49 -0600 3715 at http://www.windycitizen.com