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by Aricka Flowers
3:40pm
Wed Feb 29, 2012

How To Vote By Mail (Video)

Early voting started this week and Cook County Clerk David Orr has released a one-minute video to help make the process easier for those interested in casting their votes from home.

"All registered Illinois voters can vote by mail," Orr said in a release. "It's as easy as 1-2-3."

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by Matthew Blake
5:34pm
Thu Feb 16, 2012

ICE Detainer Ordinance Could Stay Intact

The author of an amendment that would significantly change Cook County’s immigration detainer ordinance told Progress Illinois Wednesday that he doesn’t have the votes now on the 17-member Cook County Board of Commissioners to pass the amendment.

“Between five to eight commissioners support my amendment,” said Timothy Schneider, a Republican from Bartlett.

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