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Recent News About Cook County
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Keicher: 'Some weed proponents are going to say it doesn't affect their driving - I've heard plenty of alcoholics say the same'
Illinois State Representative Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) argued that Democrats were going back on their word by passing legislation blocking police from searching care based on the smell of marijuana
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Ugaste: 'Illinois had the nation's 5th highest number of reported victims of cyber fraud last year'
Illinois State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R) released a statement April 3 on Facebook regarding the FBI's 2022 Internet Crime Report.
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Keicher: 'Human trafficking is a much more pervasive problem than many of us realize'
The Illinois House of Representatives has given unanimous approval to legislation filed by Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) that seeks to create a pathway to expunge criminal records for victims of human trafficking.
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Ugaste: 'We’re not being allowed to fix the problems that are addressing this state'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-Geneva) and other Republican lawmakers in Illinois have called for business reforms in an effort to keep more businesses in the Prairie State.
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McLaughlin calls for urgency as Illinois ranks last in US in 'taxpayer friendliness'
Illinois state Rep. Martin McLaughlin brought attention to a WalletHub survey that ranked Illinois last in the United States for taxpayer friendliness with a March 21 Facebook post.
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Illinois' Keicher: Sale of over-the-counter fentanyl test strips is 'protection of our people on the front end before' tragedy strikes
Illinois state Rep. Jeff Keicher is pushing for legislation aimed at addressing the growing fentanyl crisis currently plaguing the state.
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Ugaste says police in Chicago are 'significantly understaffed'
Illinois Rep. Dan Ugaste says that the surprisingly low arrest rates for crimes in Chicago is emblematic of a shorthanded police force.
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Pritzker's handling of the pandemic is questiond by Fauci: 'As it is, we saved an awful lot of lives I think with the restrictions that were in place and people followed them importantly'
Pritzker is defending his handling of the pandemic after Dr. Anthony Fauci recently cast doubt on his efficacy.
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Rep. McLaughlin 'At 622 schools across Illinois, only 1 out of 10 kids or less can read at grade level.'
GOP state Rep. Martin McLaughlin is calling further attention to a new Wirepoints report that finds that the majority of students read at a significantly low-grade level across Illinois.
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Ugaste draws attention to article describing Democratic plan for tax overhaul
Dan Ugaste , State Rep. of GOP, GOP said State Rep. Dan Ugaste is sounding the alarm about what he sees as democrats' renewed attempts plan to amend the state’s Constitution so Gov. Pritzker can raise taxes, on Feb 18th.
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Pritzker announces plan to expand pre-school programs statewide
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that he is proposing $75 million to be used toward the addition of 5,000 slots to existing pre-school programs that are funded by the state as part of his “Smart Start Illinois” plan.
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Ugaste on Pritzker plan to end pandemic-related emergency powers: 'It’s obviously being done to game the system'
State Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles) is taking shots at Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s flurry of executive actions that come as Illinois, one of just eight states still under a COVID-19 health emergency, plans to end the emergency states on May 11.
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Ugaste: State 'should be a leader in growing job opportunities for our residents'
Illinois Rep. Dan Ugaste expressed his displeasure with the latest unemployment figures, which were second only to Nevada as the highest jobless rate in the nation.
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McLaughlin says state 'should be a leader in growing job opportunities'
Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Lake Barrington) expressed outrage at the latest unemployment figures that showed the state ranking next-to-last in the country in joblessness, ahead of only Nevada.
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Ugaste: 'llinois is one of two states that spends more than it takes in'
Rep. Dan Ugaste is calling attention to a new Pew Charitable Trust study that finds Illinois i one on only two states that spends more than it takes in. on Jan 15th.
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Ugaste posts link to story about failures in DCFS
Rep. Dan Ugaste (R-St. Charles) recently shared a link on his Facebook page to a CBS Chicago story about the release of The DCFS Inspector General's Annual Report to the Governor and the General Assembly.
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McConchie said 'We are seeing one particular agenda being pushed down parents’ throats'
State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Lake Zurich) is blasting a bill that would require Illinois public school districts to provide a sexual education curriculum that has been previously rejected as an attack on the rights of parents.
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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees in Elgin convicted of crimes against the government
There was an offender convicted of a crime against the government released on parole in Elgin during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Kane County Reporter.
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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees in Elgin convicted of crimes against justice
There was an offender convicted of a crime against justice released on parole in Elgin during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Kane County Reporter.
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July-Dec. 2018 Recap: Parolees in Elgin convicted of crimes against children
There were two offenders convicted of crimes against children released on parole in Elgin during the second half of 2018, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Kane County Reporter.