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2017年12月21日 星期四

Paying for patronage | 5-year-old shot, again | What tax plan means for Ill., Trump

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December 21, 2017

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Cook County assessor slow to adopt anti-patronage reforms – and taxpayers pay price

Thursday, Dec 21

Federal monitors' reports reveal a persistent pattern in Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios' office of improper hiring and firing, arbitrary staffing decisions and resistance to change. The pace of reform has been slow and the assessor's commitment often tepid, records and interviews show.

'He thinks he needs a gun for protection': 5-year-old struck by a bullet for second time in two years

A 5-year-old shot in the jaw by a stray bullet last summer accidentally shoots himself in the hand. "He thinks he needs a gun for protection," his mother said.

Fall from Grace: Curtis Duffy, Michael Muser quit

Grace founders Curtis Duffy and Michael Muser have left the three-Michelin-star Grace restaurant, in a dispute with their financial partner

Van Dyke's attorney says charges politically motivated: 'It's second-degree murder at best'

The lead attorney for indicted Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke slammed former Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez at a court hearing, saying her prosecution of the Laquan McDonald shooting was selfishly motivated.

How GOP tax bill's Obamacare changes will affect health care and consumers in Illinois

After years of trying, Republicans have finally erased a key part of Obamacare: the requirement that everyone get health insurance or pay a penalty. Here are a few things to know about how the big change, passed as part of the tax bill, will affect Illinois consumers.

Despite what he says, Trump will save millions under new tax plan, experts say

President Donald Trump, who won the White House on a wave of populist promises, will save millions of dollars thanks to Congress' tax plan, despite what he and his administration have said.

Illinois drops from the fifth-largest state to No. 6

Illinois has dropped from the fifth-largest state in the U.S. to the sixth, suffering the greatest numeric population loss of any state in the country in 2017, according to newly released Census data.

Dream home: Bucktown brick with custom details: $1.3M

Peek inside a new construction, single-family brick home with five bedrooms and 3.5 baths in Bucktown.

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