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Cook Co. property taxes arrive in July, and south suburbs will see steep increases
The second installment for tax year 2023 is due August 1.
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The second installment for tax year 2023 is due August 1.
The unpaid work is estimated to take up to 30 hours a week. The mayor will also appoint 10 more board members and a citywide president.
Police said the 15-year-old victim was shot in the neck and taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
The Chicago Park District said it will work with partners to monitor fenced areas near their nest "to ward off and deter predators from approaching."
The event will be followed by a mass at the Church of the Holy Family near Roosevelt and Racine.
You know them when you see them. Large, lantern-jaw fiberglass statues once used to draw attention to everything from auto repair shops to hotdog stands.
"I love to keep recording and writing new songs. It's very exciting for me to play. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't play live."
"These places tell important stories from our past — stories that should not be erased due to insufficient investment or general disregard for our collective histories."
"He is very well trained when it comes to sitting or staying. He listens so well. He's going to do so great in his forever home."
Pet rescue organizations around Chicago continue to report a need for forever homes. This week, Amy Johnson from PAWS Chicago highlighted the story of Flute.
Theodore Roosevelt High School, 730 W. 25th Ave., was one of three high schools in Indiana built specifically to serve the educational needs of Black Americans in the Jim Crow era.
"She's already learning house breakage, so she's really good with that, likes other dogs and likes kids. Pretty much any home."
Some of the events in the day-long fest include a haiku fest, an open mic presentation, a panel discussion about poetry and censorship, and "poems while you wait," where poets armed with a manual typewriter compose prose on the spot from audience requests.
"He liked looking out the window to see where we were going. He's very chill. He loves sitting on laps. Really knows how to handle stress."
"These are tiny guys. We got them weaning off a bottle. They didn't have a mommy. And now they're about ready to be spayed and put up for adoption really soon."