Treasurer Maria Pappas postpones collections to help coronavirus victims Video Interview Below: Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has launched an initiative to help taxpayer san property owners who have been economically impacted negatively by the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The Treasurer’s office will extend the period by two months in which property owners can pay their…
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Blogger, Chicago, Commentary, Cook County, coronavirus, Government, Health, Illinois Legislature, Opinion, Orland Park, Politics, rayhananiaChance the Gardner , Cook County , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , easing restrictions , Governor , Illinois , J.B. Pritzker , Keith Pekau , Orland Park , Pandemic , too early Mexican American activist and former state legislator Frank Aguilar named to succeed Tobolski Democratic Committeemen in Chicagoland’s west and southwest suburbs voted to name former State Rep. Frank J. Aguilar to fill the vacancy on the Cook County Board’s 16th District that was vacated with the resignation of Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski. Aguilar will…
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Chicago, Cook County, elections, Government, News, Politics, Suburban Chicagoland, Village of Lyons16th District , Cook County , Democratic Committeemen , Frank J. Aguilar , Hispanics , Jeffrey Tobolski , Latinos , Mexican American , representation , successor , voters Illinois Announces rising New Cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease We will update this page as the new cases of coronavirus are reported. The number of new cases of coronavirus COVID-19 jumps from 168 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday March 21 to 296 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday March 22. New cases reported every…
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Chicago, Cook County, Government, Health, News, Orland Park, Suburban ChicagolandCDC , Center for Disease Control , confirmed cases , Cook County , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , disease , DuPage County , Illinois , Illinois counties , Illinois Department of Public Health , Lake County , World Health Organization Pappas joins officials urging more time for payment of delinquent property taxes Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and other Chicago-area elected officials urged the State of Illinois to give people more time to pay delinquent Cook County property taxes. More than 58,000 property owners must pay $188 million before May 8 Tax Sale, Pappas said….
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Chicago, Cook County, Government, News, Suburban Chicagoland, TaxesChicago , Chicagoland suburbs , Cook County , Cook County Treasurer , delinquent property taxes , elected officials , late payment , Maria Pappas , press conference , property taxes , State of Illinois Rouhy Shalabi named Associate Judge in Cook County Palestinian American lawyer Rouhy Shalabi was named as an Associate Judge to the Cook County Circuit Court and was sworn in to the post on Monday Jan. 6, 2020. He is the first Palestinian Judge and joins several Arab Americans who have served on the bench including…
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Opinion: Easing restrictions in coronavirus wake is irresponsible
By Ray Hanania |
Opinion: Easing restrictions in coronavirus wake is irresponsible Some political leaders, especially those on the extreme far right, are calling for coronavirus restrictions to be lifted, even though the number of infections continues to increase. These officials are being irresponsible. With them on the far right extreme, and Gov. J.B. Pritzker on the far left…
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