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  • May 24, 2023 12:00 AM | Anonymous
    Press Release

    COOK COUNTY, IL – Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart is warning the public of a telephone scam where a caller identifying as a Sheriff’s Office employee tells victims they must pay for missing court or risk going to jail.

    The scammer tells victims that they missed a court date and have two options to remedy the situation: go through criminal proceedings, where they will be held in jail, or attend a civil hearing through zoom and pay a $1,500 “collateral bond” for each charge or citation using a mobile banking app.

    In order to make the scam seem legitimate, the callers have been using the name of actual Sheriff’s Office employees, and the phone number on caller ID appears to be that connected to the Sheriff’s Office. The caller may also use legal or police jargon during the call to appear legitimate and further intimidate the victims.

    The Sheriff’s Office does not request payments in this manner, nor does the Office accept payment via money transfer apps. The public should be aware that these types of calls are scams, and they should not send money or provide personal information to the caller.

    Individuals who believe they have been a victim of this scam are asked to call the Sheriff’s Police Investigation Section at 708-865-4896 or the Sheriff’s Police non-emergency number at 847-635-1188.

  • May 24, 2023 12:00 AM | Anonymous

    By: Monica Erg

    Appeals filed by individuals actually do as well or better than those filed by lawyers, according to the latest data from the Cook County Assessor's Office and the Cook County Board of Review.

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  • May 18, 2023 12:00 AM | Anonymous

    Press Release

    COOK COUNTY, IL – Illinois lawmakers today overwhelmingly approved legislation to help police more quickly track vehicles after a carjacking, increasing the chances of catching the offenders and stopping the vehicles from being used in additional crimes, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today...

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  • May 18, 2023 12:00 AM | Anonymous

    By: Jonathan Bilyk

    Illinois, a state already renowned as one of the leading lawsuit capitols of the world, may become even more friendly to plaintiffs and their lawyers seeking to win so-called “nuclear verdicts,” and a more dangerous place to do business, under new legislation sliding quickly toward approval in Springfield, say groups representing the state’s business community.

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  • May 09, 2023 12:00 AM | Anonymous

    By: Maya Dukmasova

    Associate Judge Gregory P. Vazquez, who filed papers to retire amid Injustice Watch’s investigation, appears on a police raid body camera with the owner of a Brookfield massage parlor known for unlawful sex work. Vazquez said he was merely giving a friend a ride.

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  • May 08, 2023 10:15 AM | Anonymous

    By: David Greenberg

    With the World Health Organization officially declaring that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, is it legal for someone to require customers or patrons to wear a face mask while inside a business in Illinois?

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  • May 08, 2023 12:00 AM | Anonymous

    By: Claire Savage

    Illinois bills that would update existing laws to be more gender inclusive and add protections for LGBTQ marriages are ready for action by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who said he will sign them.

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  • May 04, 2023 12:00 AM | Anonymous

    By: Dave Byrnes

    The ruling, which reversed a decision made less than a week ago by a lower court, is just the latest development in a multipronged legal fight over the new rules.

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  • May 04, 2023 12:00 AM | Anonymous

    By: WAND TV

    Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that qualified Illinois consumers who were deceived into paying for tax services that were available for free will soon receive settlement checks from a multistate settlement with TurboTax's owner, Intuit.

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  • May 03, 2023 12:00 AM | Anonymous

    By: Claire Savage

    Illinois lawmakers greenlighted a bill Wednesday that says libraries in the state must adopt an anti-book banning policy to receive state funding, in a vote that fissured along party lines.

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