Cook County Board of Commissioners
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Homeless man sues over alleged police intimidation, assault
CHICAGO -- A homeless man is suing a local hospital, an administrator, doctor and a handful of police officers for alleged intimidation and assault while being prevented from using the hospital's services. Abdullah Musa Khadijah filed a complaint on June 1 in Cook County Circuit Court against Cook County; John Stronger, with the Hospital of Cook County; Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board; Dr. Ramanathan Raju, CEO; Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. -
Federal judge: Cook County OK to prohibit sales of animals from 'inhumane' 'puppy mills'
Cook County’s so-called “puppy mill” ordinance has cleared a judicial hurdle, as a federal judge brushed aside a legal challenge from pet store owners and a large association of out-of-state pet breeders, declaring the county was within its rights to seek to restrict the sources from which local pet shops obtain the dogs and other animals they sell.
