Cook County homeowners have all been granted an extension in paying their first-installment property tax bills for 2026.

Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.

Fritz Kaegi is running for this third term as assessor against challenger Pat Hynes — who the Democratic Party endorsed — the ...

The 2026 primary election is right around the corner, and early voting has gotten underway in most Chicago-area counties.

State legislature enacted a one-time-only extension to help taxpayers with the short gap between bills.

O'Connor discusses how 2025 was a year of chaos for Cook County and Illinois. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, January 19, ...

Local Democratic leaders are urging Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke to investigate and potentially ...

Cook County misspent $243 million intended for transportation, handing a victory to the state road-building industry, a judge ...

A Circuit Court judge ruled this week that Cook County misspent hundreds of millions of transportation dollars, a win for the ...

A Cook County Circuit Judge in Illinois rules that Cook County misdirected $243 million in transportation revenues in 2023 that should have gone to transportation infrastructure needs.

Illinois Democratic and Republican voters will soon decide their party’s nominees for races at the federal and state levels, as well as in a few local races, during the March 17 primary election.

A circuit court judge has ruled that Cook County spent $243 million in violation of the Illinois constitution. According to ...