This weekend's winter fun includes snowmobile test drives - Free Access In addition to all the winter fun this weekend—Snowarama for Easter Seals in Grand Portage and the Cook County Ridge Riders Fun Run—snowmobilers will have the opportunity to check out the latest equipment from Yamaha at Devil Track Landing on Friday, Feb. 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Full Story
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Lunch time in Cook County. Keeping up with our front page bird theme of recent weeks, the News-Herald shares this lovely picture taken by local photographer Paul Sundberg on Jan. 15. Full Story
Security at courthouse to be beefed up in light of December shootings
County Attorney Tim Scannell, still on leave after becoming victim to a shooting by a convicted defendant immediately following a December trial at the courthouse, went before the county board on January 24, 2012 to talk about improving security at the courthouse. With him were Assistant County Attorney Molly Hicken and Sheriff Mark Falk. Full Story
Community center budget downsized
With an audience of 18 community members, the county board spent well over two hours at a work session January 24, 2012 discussing its thoughts on projects to be funded by the county’s 1 Percent Recreation and Infrastructure Tax. Full Story
Hospital board discusses security
The Cook County North Shore Hospital Board last met the morning of December 15, 2011—the day that a shooting occurred at the Cook County courthouse. Full Story
Welcome New Year's Baby!
Cook County's first baby of the New Year! Nico Trey Tersteeg Perez-Abreu was born at Cook County North Shore Hospital at 11:08 a.m. Full Story
