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Illinois man reportedly died after being beaten by guards while handcuffed

Cory Ulmer, 41, died following arrest at Cook county jail, which authorities tried to portray as a ‘medical emergency’

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Should you have FOMO for FOGO? Here's what those with the new bins say

Reduced garbage collection had many worried. Were they right to?

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New Liberal MP vows to fight for 'ignored' middle class

The Federal MP who has taken the seat of ex-prime minister Scott Morrison has vowed to stand up for middle Australia, saying governments were ignoring them.

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Worries over low voter turnout at Scott Morrison's seat

Scott Morrison's constituents are heading to the polls at below-expected rates ahead of a by-election for the ex-prime minister's successor.

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PM ‘taken aback’ by speech – as it happened

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The voters who brought you Scott Morrison want stronger anti-corruption protections

Exclusive: Cook residents want a stronger NACC and a ban on deceitful political ads, a new poll finds.

Crikey

Scott Morrison absent as Cook Liberals sharpen knives over parachuting saga

The selection of an outsider in Morrison’s safe seat of Cook with the backing of party bigwigs has angered local Liberals.

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Liberal focuses on families as PM lashes lack of women

The man tipped to replace Scott Morrison in the seat of Cook has side-stepped criticisms of the Liberals' failure to pre-select more women in winnable seats.

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Date set for poll to elect Scott Morrison's replacement

Voters in Cook will head to the polls next month in a by-election to choose a replacement in parliament for former prime minister Scott Morrison.

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Liberals pre-select consultant to succeed Morrison

Consultant Simon Kennedy has been pre-selected by the Liberals to contest former prime minister Scott Morrison's seat of Cook ahead of an upcoming by-election.

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Liberals pick management consultant Simon Kennedy for Cook byelection

The party misses the chance to have a female candidate in the safe seat vacated by former prime minister Scott Morrison

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Albo powers up for Dunkley contest as ScoMo exit sets up Cook by-election

Scott Morrison’s Sydney seat is a shoo-in for the Libs — Labor hasn’t held it since 1974 — but the late Peta Murphy’s Victorian seat is no sure thing.

Crikey

Voters promised 'renewable' as ex-prime minister walks

A state Liberal MP and the local mayor are among the names being talked about to replace the retiring Scott Morrison in his south Sydney seat.

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Former prime minister Scott Morrison announces retirement from politics

The former PM is set to leave politics for a new job.

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Scott Morrison to resign from politics for ‘new challenges in the global corporate sector’

Former prime minister quitting after 16 years in parliament to also ‘spend more time with my family’

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Grubhub awards microgrants to 64 local nonprofits helping people access food

One of the groups that received a grant provides free cooking classes and nutritional coaching for communities on the South and West sides.

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Kolbe House Jail Ministry: Meeting The Material And Spiritual Needs Of Chicago’s Troubled Cook County Jail

Amid violence, overcrowding, and a lack of resources, Kolbe House Jail Ministry provides support and hope to inmates

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Suburban Cook County resident first human Illinois West Nile virus-related death of 2023

The individual, who was in their 90s, had an “onset of symptoms” of the virus earlier this month and died shortly after, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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Storms moving into Chicago area bring possibility of minor flooding, meteorologists say

A flood advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. for portions of northeast Illinois, including Cook, DuPage and Will counties, according to the National Weather Service.

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Salmonella outbreak in ground beef reported in the Chicago area

The state health department has confirmed 26 cases of salmonella between April 25 and May 18 in Cook and the collar counties.

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County commissioner calls for south suburban trauma center after complaints of poor service at Ingalls Memorial Hospital

Cook Commissioner Monica Gordon said long wait times and short staffing at the hospital are a result of the ‘interconnected disparities’ in the mostly Black and brown south suburbs ‘that has to be addressed.’

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Easy Liberal wins likely in byelections in Robert's and Morrison's seats; support for rise in JobSeeker

On Saturday former Liberal minister Stuart Robert announced that he would soon retire from politics, setting up a byelection in his Queensland seat of Fadden.

Chicago Sun-Times

Let the jockeying begin for Brandon Johnson’s Cook County Board seat

A replacement for the mayor-elect’s seat on the board will be chosen by a group of elected Democratic committeemen. The new commissioner would serve a little over two years.

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More than 7 inches of snow reported north and northwest of Chicago overnight, but 1 to 2 inches closer to the city

Rockford recorded 7.3 inches, the first time the city has seen more than 6 inches of snow on a March 9 since 1993, the National Weather Service said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Data error causes some homeowners to get tax delinquency notices from banks

Thousands of Cook County property owners got an unnecessary shock in the mail last week, just days before this year’s first-installment bills were sent out.

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