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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Cook County, Illinois, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 16,065 stories have been published about Cook County, Illinois which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Cook County, Illinois, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 16,065 stories have been published about Cook County, Illinois which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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NFL · Chicago

Bears defensive coordinator Alan Williams resigns abruptly

52% Center coverage: 25 sources

Williams officially resigned as defensive coordinator after a little over a season in that role. He had missed the Bears game against the Buccaneers on Sunday due to what was termed a personal matter. An assistant in the NFL since 2001, Williams joined the Bears when Eberflus was hired as the head coach in the winter of 2022.See the Story

Asylum Seekers · Chicago

Chicago officials ink nearly $30M contract with security firm to move migrants to winterized camps

66% Center coverage: 15 sources

Chicago officials have signed a nearly $30 million contract with a private security firm to relocate migrants seeking asylum from police stations and the city's two airports to winterized camps with massive tents before cold weather arrives, following the lead of New York City's use of communal tents for migrants.GardaWorld Federal Services and a subsidiary sealed the one-year $29.4 million deal with Chicago on Sept. 12. That was less than a wee…See the Story

NFL · Chicago

Substantial amount of lawn equipment stolen from Soldier Field

62% Center coverage: 8 sources

A substantial amount of lawn equipment to help maintain the Soldier Field campus was stolen this week. The estimated value of the equipment is $100,000 and belonged to a landscaping contractor, not the Chicago Bears, the City of Chicago or the Chicago Park District. So far there is no one in custody and Chicago Police Area 3 detectives are investigating.See the Story

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Evanston, Illinois · Evanston

Connections gets funds to buy Margarita - Evanston Now

County votes to provide $7 million forgivable, no-interest loan for the homeless shelter.See the Story

Kansas City Chiefs · Chicago

The Kansas City Chiefs will be without a key piece of their defense; other players questionable against Chicago

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Chiefs head coach says he's proud of the way his defense has played so far this season. He says there's a lot of places that they can use linebacker Leo. He also says that he's happy with the development of young players like Jack Conner, Kim Jones and Willie McGinest.See the Story

Chicago, IL · Chicago

Shoe leather is the soul of good journalism, and famed Sun-Times Editor Jim Hoge knew it

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

This week marked the death of James Hoge Jr., the legendary newsman. Hoge rose from a night police reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times in 1959 to the paper's editor and publisher within a decade. Jason Wright: Hoge believed the job of a journalist, more than anything else, involved shoe leather. Wright: Top-notch investigative reporting still depends on rolling up your sleeves.See the Story

Chicago, IL · Chicago

Seems like fabulous old times as CSO, Riccardo Muti combine for familiar works

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Music Director Emeritus for Life Riccardo Muti leads the CSO’s opening night concert of the 2023/24 season on Thursday night at Symphony Center.© Todd Rosenberg Photography When the Chicago Symphony Orchestra opened its 2023-24 season Thursday evening, it felt like déjà vu. Or a kind of pushing off the future, at least for the moment.Even though Riccardo Muti stepped down in June after 13 years as the orchestra’s music director, there he was ba…See the Story

Winnetka · Winnetka

Winnetka Historical Society debuts traveling North Shore history exhibit

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

The Winnetka Historical Society's exhibit, Creating Communities: A History of the North Shore, is currently on display at North Shore Senior Center. Sections of the exhibit will then be moved to the Community House and Winetka Public Library from Nov. 1 until Feb. 28. In total, the collection holds about 30,000 artifacts.See the Story

Chicago, IL · Chicago

‘The Great Dechurching’ hitting cities across America

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Aging, abandoned churches falling into despair, with some even bearing graffiti inside. YouTubers are also providing virtual tours of these dilapidated, graffiti-covered old churches. Pastor Jarrett Stevens of Soul City Church in Chicago is very aware of the dechurching trends.See the Story

Chicago, IL · Chicago

Munster man wanted for woman’s murder: records

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A Munster man is wanted for killing a woman last year, according to court records.See the Story

Mental Health · Chicago

Chicago should fully embrace alternatives to 911 police response for mental health calls

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Larry Snelling has expressed support for a mental health alternative to 911 calls. Denver established such an alternative on a pilot basis in several districts. Chicago's community mental health clinics would be an ideal locus for mobile crisis response. Instead of winterized base camps for housing migrants, why not buy an unused cruise ship?See the Story

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