Highlights
Cook County is the biggest county in the state of Illinois and includes Chicago and many of the surrounding suburbs in the northeast corner of the state. According to the U.S. Census, the county covered about 945 square miles and its population was 5,288,655 in 2006. The county was named after Daniel Pope Cook, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 1800s. Toni Preckwinkle is the Cook County Board President.
Cook County is the biggest county in the state of Illinois and includes Chicago and many of the surrounding suburbs in the northeast corner of the state. According to the U.S. Census, the county covered about 945 square miles and its population was 5,288,655 in 2006. The county was named after Daniel Pope Cook, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the early 1800s. Toni Preckwinkle is the Cook County Board President.
Displaying items 1-12 of 1186
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-99
•
Next >
-
Kale takes the spotlight as foodies hail its health benefits
After years of being relegated through the purgatory of forgotten foods, kale has found itself in the spotlight for the first time in decades and is ready to prove it belongs there permanently. A crop of the ancients, kale has been cultivated for over 2,...
Tags: India, Vitamin K, Chili, Kosher Salt, Restaurants
-
Shoes? Furs? Gift cards? Sheila Dixon ready to be roasted
The Baltimore SunThe purloined gift cards. The fur coats. The bicycling tours of the city with staffers. And, of course, the famous shoe incident. Former mayor Sheila Dixon's tenure in City Hall is ripe with material for comedians. On Thursday, seven comics and local...Tags: India, Marc Steiner, Best Buy Co., Inc., Jay Leno, Sheila Dixon
-
Mt. Washington Tavern expects to re-open by mid-fall; cause of fire is 'not fully ascertainable'
The Baltimore SunMt. Washington Tavern, which was gutted by a two-alarm fire late last year, expects to re-open mid-fall, co-owner Rob Frisch said this week. Meanwhile, the Baltimore City Fire Department has listed the cause of the fire as "not fully ascertainable."...Tags: India, Equestrian, Chicago, Dining and Drinking, Egypt
-
City schools with federal turnaround grants have mixed results
Once students hurled computers out the windows at Calverton Middle School, but today they are learning on state-of-the-art technology that has flooded into the West Baltimore school. Once teachers couldn't wait to transfer out of a place where students...Tags: India, Crossroads, Examinations, Arts, Teachers
-
Vegging out: Get kids and teens to eat more plants
Each week a nutritionist from the University of Maryland Medical Center provides a post on nutrition topics for The Baltimore Sun's Picture of Health blog (baltimoresun.com/pictureofhealth). This week, Faith Hicks weighs in on encouraging kids to eat...Tags: India, Recipes, Egg Whites, Onions, Chicago
-
4.5-mile conveyor would carry stone to Carroll cement plant
For nearly a century, Carroll County's smallest town has supplied stone to the massive Lehigh Cement Co. plant that employs many in the community. But the company finds itself at a crossroads — with the quarry nearly depleted, it is eyeing a new...Tags: India, Carroll County (Maryland), Environmental Pollution, Chicago, Plant Openings
-
Baltimore Grand Prix group in turmoil
IndyCar executives met with Baltimore officials Monday to discuss the future of the company planning the city's Grand Prix — and whether the leader of the group should depart. Downforce Racing LLC, which took over the troubled event earlier this...
Tags: India, Corporate Officers, Chicago, Government, William H. Cole IV
-
Top Chef alumni news: Jill Snyder joins Clementine as executive chef
The Baltimore SunSeason 5 "Top Chef" contestant Jill Snyder has a new gig. Snyder has left her chef de cuisine position at Woodberry Kitchen for Clementine. This is Snyder's first executive chef position since leaving Red Maple, shortly after her fleeting November 2008...Tags: Chicago, India, Egypt, Highlandtown, New York City
-
Looking back at the 2008 Ravens draft class
The Ravens are the only team to have made the playoffs in each of the past four seasons. That’s a credit to G.M. Ozzie Newsome, who has given coach John Harbaugh enough talent to mold this team into a contender. As we close in on the 2012 NFL...
Tags: Willis McGahee, Marcus Smith, Tom Zbikowski, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago
-
Arundel police arrest Lothian man in hit-and-run of officer
Anne Arundel County Police arrested a Lothian man and charged him in connection with a multi-vehicle crash in Annapolis on Sunday in which an officer was struck. Police located Leo Lamont Carroll about noon Monday and arrested him. He was later...Tags: India, Chicago, Egypt, Motorvehicle Accidents, New York City
-
Day trips: Welcome Discovery, celebrate Earth Day
Washington
Space Shuttle Discovery, National Air and Space Museum
The space shuttle Discovery soared around the Washington Monument and the White House in a salute to the nation's capital Tuesday before landing for the last time near its new home at...Tags: Museums, India, Alison Krauss, Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Rocketry
-
Unusual weather worsened Chesapeake Bay's health
Heavy spring rains, a hot summer and two major storms caused the Chesapeake Bay's overall health to worsen last year, scientists said Tuesday, though there apparently was a slight improvement in the Baltimore area's Patapsco and Back rivers, long...Tags: India, Annapolis, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Environmental Pollution, Chicago
Apr 14, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 17, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 12, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 16, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 17, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 18, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 16, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 17, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 17, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 17, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 17, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 17, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for Cook County topic gallery.
