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Cook County opens courthouses for cold weather shelter second time this year

Chicago Tribune 18 Jan 2026
Patrick Nolan, an operating engineer at Cook County facilities management, said it was cots in the cafeteria when Cook County courthouses first started consistently opening as warming centers in 2017.
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Cook County Vikings beat the Mercs

Cook County News Herald 16 Jan 2026
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James O’Grady, former Chicago police superintendent and Cook County sheriff who drew praise and scandal, ...

Chicago Tribune 16 Jan 2026
O’Grady was a second-generation Irish American police officer and then Chicago’s police superintendent for a year before later serving one term as Cook County sheriff ... Cook County chief deputy sheriff.
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Cooke County now under burn ban

Gainesville Daily Register 13 Jan 2026
Cooke County is under a burn ban after county commissioners Monday took action ....
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‘He was watching them:’ Murder trial opens in case of slain Cook County judge

Chicago Tribune 13 Jan 2026
Before presiding over his courtroom at the Leighton Criminal Court Building each morning, Cook County Judge Raymond Myles was known to often rise early and go to the gym ... (Circuit Court of Cook County).
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Cooke County Democrats to welcome Scudder at next meeting

Gainesville Daily Register 12 Jan 2026
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Kendall Scudder will be the guest of the Cooke County Democratic Club on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m., at First United Bank, 101 E. Broadway ....
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Hibbing upsets Cook County at Hibbing Invite

Hibbing Daily Tribune 10 Jan 2026
BIWABIK—The Hibbing boys alpine ski team pulled a dramatic upset over defending Section 7 Champion Cook County Thursday by winning the Hibbing Invitational at Giants Ridge ... .
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James O’Grady, former CPD Supt. and Cook County Sheriff, dies at 96

Chicago Sun-Times 10 Jan 2026
Over decades, James O’Grady worked his way up through the ranks of law enforcement, eventually leading the Chicago Police Department and later the Cook County Sheriff’s Office ... He switched parties and entered the race for Cook County sheriff.
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‘Broadview Six’ prosecution claims a political casualty as Cook County Board candidate ‘Cat’ Sharp exits race

Herald & Review - Decatur 09 Jan 2026
Catherine “Cat” Sharp announced late Monday she was no longer running for the County Board seat because she needed to “focus on winning the legal battle against the Trump administration.” ... .
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