Erika Slife

Erika Slife is a senior content editor for the emerging news desk.

Watchdog questions Cook County highway workers’ debris dumping

May 16, 2019 at 2:16 p.m.

For years, Cook County highway workers have been dumping roadway and sewer waste at a pair of work yards, creating large mounds that potentially could be contaminating the environment, according...

Cook County commissioners approve forest preserve budget

May 15, 2019 at 6:40 p.m.

Cook County commissioners today approved the forest preserve district budget without raising property taxes or fees. The $195 million spending plan includes more than $10 million for land acquisition. With...

Cook County commissioners approve forest preserve budget

May 23, 2019 at 8:52 p.m.

Maggie and Mayor Richard M. Daley arrive on stage where Rahm Emanuel and all 50 aldermen are to be sworn into office during a public ceremony at Millennium Park in Chicago.

Cook County Board remembers Maggie Daley

May 15, 2019 at 6:40 p.m.

The Cook County Board paid tribute to Maggie Daley on Wednesday, with Commissioner John Daley remembering his late sister-in-law and the impact she had on Chicagoans. "She was a hope...

Cook County Board remembers Maggie Daley

May 23, 2019 at 8:52 p.m.

The Cook County Board paid tribute to Maggie Daley on Wednesday, with Commissioner John Daley remembering his late sister-in-law and the impact she had on Chicagoans. "She was a hope...

New goal for juvenile center: Clear it out

August 23, 2021 at 7:28 a.m.

For decades, Cook County's Juvenile Temporary Detention Center has been blasted as a depot for children who were locked up in violent, unsanitary, overcrowded conditions without much consideration given to...

Cook County budget approved

May 15, 2019 at 6:40 p.m.

The Cook County Board today voted overwhelmingly to approve a new budget with some fee increases and a slew of employee layoffs. The spending plan calls for approximately $50 million...

Cook County budget approved

May 23, 2019 at 8:51 p.m.

The Cook County Board today voted overwhelmingly to approve a new budget with some fee increases and a slew of employee layoffs. The spending plan calls for approximately $50 million...

More funds for low-income health care in Cook County

May 16, 2019 at 2:02 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Thursday she's boosting the county's contribution to health care for low-income residents, a day before the county board is scheduled to vote on...

Preckwinkle’s budget on track for easy approval

May 15, 2019 at 6:40 p.m.

More than a dozen fee and tax hikes sought by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle sailed through a first test Monday, setting up final approval of her proposed budget...

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