Courts and Public Safety
Cook County Circuit Court Court to resume June 23rd in Maywood courthouse
By Sebastian James at June 22, 2011 | 4:30 pm | 0 Comment
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced court will resume tomorrow, Thursday, June 23, 2011, in the Fourth Municipal District Courthouse in west suburban Maywood. All court proceedings were canceled Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in the Maywood courthouse after a power outage in the facility caused by severe weather the preceding more...
Maywood Courthouse Closed Today, June 22nd
By Sebastian James at June 22, 2011 | 12:56 pm | 0 Comment
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans announced that all court proceedings were canceled today in the Fourth Municipal District Courthouse, located at 1500 Maybrook Drive in west suburban Maywood, due to loss of the building's electrical power. Chief Judge Evans said the loss of power was due to Tuesday's severe weather and that court proceedings in more...
Sheriff’s Cadet class first to include benefits for veterans
By Sebastian James at April 14, 2011 | 3:07 pm | 0 Comment
Graduation ceremonies are set for today for the first class of Cook County correctional officer cadets who qualify for financial benefits through the G.I. Bill, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. Last month, the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs recognized the Sheriff of Cook County Training Academy as an approved site for benefits, meaning military veterans more...
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Cook County Chief Judge Evans appoints Judge Raymond L. Jagielski to Fifth Municipal District
By Sebastian James at April 7, 2011 | 10:31 am | 0 Comment
Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans today announced the appointment of Circuit Judge Raymond L. Jagielski as Presiding Judge of the court’s southwest suburban Fifth Municipal District. The appointment is effective April 15, 2011. Judge Jagielski will replace current Fifth Municipal District Presiding Judge David P. Sterba, whose more...
Recycle your old electronics April 9th at the Cook County Electronics Recycling event in Blue Island
By Sebastian James at April 6, 2011 | 12:56 pm | 1 Comments
Do you have old electronics cluttering up your place? Old TV's, microwave ovens, laptops, and the like? Bring them to the Blue Island Public Works Yard on April 9th and you can recycle them at no cost. The Cook County Department of Environmental Control is sponsoring a Free Electronics Recycling event from 8 am to 1 pm. The event will be held at the Blue Island more...
Cook County Medication Take-back program comes to Blue Island on April 9th
By Sebastian James at April 6, 2011 | 12:37 pm | 1 Comments
On Saturday, April 9th from 8 am to 1 pm, the Cook County Department of Environmental Control is sponsoring a medication take-back program at the Blue Island Public Works Yard, 3153 Wireton Road in Blue Island, IL. Area residents are encouraged to bring in their old and unused prescription medications for safe and secure destruction. The program is designed to keep more...
Vote for “In the Company of Dogs” a public health video featuring Cook County Animal & Rabies Control’s Dr. Donna Alexander
By Sebastian James at March 30, 2011 | 1:54 pm | 0 Comment
Dr. Donna Alexander, director of the Cook County Department of Animal & Rabies Control, is featured in the video, "In the Company of Dogs: How to Prevent Bites and Enjoy Man's Best Friend". Check out the video below: The video has been submitted to win a 2011 Tellyaward, in the category of Best Non-broadcast Production. If you like it, vote for it to win. more...
Cook County Department of Environmental Control “takes-back” prescription meds on April 2nd
By Sebastian James at March 28, 2011 | 3:20 pm | 5 Comments
On Saturday, April 2nd from 8 am to 1 pm, the Cook County Department of Environmental Control is sponsoring a medication take-back program. Area residents are encouraged to bring in their old and unused prescription medications for safe and secure destruction. The program is designed to keep potentially harmful medications out of the waste and water streams. The more...
Cook County Sheriffs Police indict millionaire hedge fund trader for perjury
By Sebastian James at March 14, 2011 | 11:41 am | 0 Comment
Bond has been set at $100,000 for a Chicago man accused of perjuring himself in court, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Thursday. Mikhail Malyshev, 41, of the 100 block of Garrison Avenue in Wilmette was indicted on two counts of perjury, a class 3 felony, and appeared in bond court on Wednesday. The Cook County Sheriff’s Police Financial Crimes more...
Olympic athlete, 14 college graduates among new graduates of Cook County Sheriff’s Training Academy
By Sebastian James at March 14, 2011 | 11:34 am | 0 Comment
A member of two U.S. Olympic teams, two former teachers, a retired fire lieutenant and 14 college graduates were among the 45 cadets to graduate from the Cook County Sheriff’s Training Academy, marking the beginning of their law enforcement careers as correctional officers based at the Cook County Jail. Sheriff Thomas J. Dart presided over the ceremonies on 3/9 more...
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