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Chicago's Mental Health Institutions

uculrlawblog wrote 3 days ago: Chicago’s Mental Health Institutions by Maggie Sivit Image courtesy of Chicago News Cooperativ … more →

Tags: law blog, Chicago law, Illinois, Chicago, Mental Health, University of Illinois Medical Center, Pat Quinn, American Journal of Psychiatry, Rahm Emanuel

Statewide Update—May 23, 2012

BGA Blogs wrote 6 days ago: State Rep. Elaine Nekritz (D) – 57th Chicago Tribune—Police eavesdropping fix passes Illinois … more →

Tags: Statewide Update, gov quinn, mayor emanuel, Rep. Derrick Smith

Ways to Follow-Up On 'Criminalization of' and 'Not Servicing The Mentally Ill': Just Click 'N Sign2 comments

rfinkel wrote 6 days ago: No–this doesn’t require facing down angry security forces single-handedly. Sorry. If you … more →

Tags: Mood disorders, Catostrophic Illness, financial challenges, Communication, Mental Health, Pat Quinn, cutting mental health funding, petitions to protest cuts in mental health funding, petitions for mental health

"More willing to fund criminal justice than mental health:" Chicago's Criminalization of the Mentally Ill2 comments

rfinkel wrote 6 days ago: “The largest mental health provider in the state of Illinois is the Cook County Jail.” ~ … more →

Tags: Mood disorders, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Catastrophic Illness, financial challenges, rhona finkel, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Illinois--Cook County, Cook County Jail

Protesters March In Loop, Demand Freeze On Foreclosures14 comments

Adam Harrington wrote 1 week ago: Updated 05/16/12 – 9:19 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — With just four days to go before the NATO S … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, NATO summit, News, Politics, Seen On CBS 2, Syndicated Local, watch & listen, Communities United Against Foreclosures and Evictions

Fritchey Wants Sheriff To Take Over Indigent Burials

Todd Feurer wrote 2 weeks ago: CHICAGO (CBS) – A Cook County commissioner wants the county sheriff to take over some of the d … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, News, Syndicated Local, watch & listen, cemetery, Commissioner John Fritchey, Cook County Board, cook county board president toni preckwinkle

State: Joliet Prison Not An Option For Holding NATO Arrestees

Todd Feurer wrote 3 weeks ago: JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) – State officials have shot down Cook County Sheriff’s idea of using … more →

Tags: Local, NATO summit, News, Syndicated Local, Arrests, Bernie Tafoya, Cook County Sheriff, Detainees, inmates

Dart Suggests Using Old Joliet Prison For NATO Arrests5 comments

Todd Feurer wrote 1 month ago: Updated 04/29/12 – 4:51 p.m. JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) – The NATO summit is just weeks away and … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, News, Seen On CBS 2, Syndicated Local, watch & listen, Andy Thayer, Arrests, Chicago Police Department

Dart, Other Law Enforcement Officers Protest Against Cuts To Preschool Funding

Adam Harrington wrote 1 month ago: CHICAGO (CBS)>/strong> — Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart had some harsh words Thursday for … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, News, Politics, Syndicated Local, Cook County Sheriff, Cuts, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, John Cody

Cardinal George Oversees Indigent Burials At Mt. Olivet Cemetery

Todd Feurer wrote 1 month ago: CHICAGO (CBS) – Rain softly began to fall on Wednesday as Francis Cardinal George completed pr … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, News, Syndicated Local, watch & listen, Archdiocese of Chicago, Brandis Friedman, burial, Cook County Board President

Dart Furious About Latest Homewood Cemetery Scandal

Adam Harrington wrote 1 month ago: HOMEWOOD, Ill. (CBS) — Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says he is fed up, after yet another probl … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, News, Syndicated Local, Bodies In Storage, burials, cemetery, Cook County Sheriff, Dwayne Cook

Dart: Teach Inmates Chess And They'll Learn Valuable Skills7 comments

Adam Harrington wrote 1 month ago: CHICAGO (CBS) — Authorities hope to teach Cook County Jail inmates some lessons about patience … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, News, Syndicated Local, Anatoly Karpov, Chess, Cook County Jail, Cook County Sheriff, Discipline

huffington post34 comments

jess wrote 2 months ago: - People often ask me when I’m going to write a book. It comes with the territory when you wri … more →

Tags: Support, HuffPo, HuffPost, huffington post, diary of a mom, Cook County, Sheriff Dart, holy crap i'm on huffpo

support23 comments

jess wrote 3 months ago: * In yesterday’s post, I made reference to an article that I read recently about a Sheriff in … more →

Tags: Autism, Special Needs, Disability, rick santorum, Personal Responsibility, smaller government, Jail, mental health care

Sheriff Dart: Cook County Jail Forced To Serve As Mental Institution20 comments

Adam Harrington wrote 3 months ago: CHICAGO (CBS) — It seems that the Cook County Jail is unintentionally taking on a new role as … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, News, Syndicated Local, Brandis Friedman, Budget cuts, Cook County Jail, Cook County Sheriff, Inmantes

Cook County Leads 8-State Prostitution Sting, Nets 565 Arrests25 comments

Adam Harrington wrote 3 months ago: CHICAGO (CBS) — Police in eight states participated in prostitution stings over the past 10 da … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, News, Syndicated Local, 8-State, Cook County Sheriff, Johns, Mike Krauser, National Day Of Johns Arrests

Prison Planet.com » Is There a Single U.S. Mainstream News Story About the Mass Burial of 30 People Outside Chicago?5 comments

Gunny G wrote 4 months ago: Is There a Single U.S. Mainstream News Story About the Mass Burial of 30 People Outside Chicago? Pri … more →

Tags: ALEX JONES, United State, Chicago, Prison Planet.com, Wednesday, Facebook Infowars, Burr Oak Cemetery

Another Man Believed To Be Gacy Victim Found Alive1 comment

Adam Harrington wrote 5 months ago: Updated 12/21/11 – 8:59 p.m. BEAVERTON, Ore. (CBS) — Another man who had been believed t … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, News, Seen On CBS 2, Syndicated Local, watch & listen, alive, Beaverton, Cook County Sheriff

John Wayne Gacy Victim Finally Identified Through DNA9 comments

John Dodge wrote 6 months ago: Updated 11/29/11 – 8:51 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — One of the unknown victims of John Wayne Ga … more →

Tags: Heard On WBBM 780, Local, News, Seen On CBS 2, Syndicated Local, watch & listen, Cook County Sheriff, Derrick Blakley, DNA


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