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

Preckwinkle, who turns 79 in March, is seeking a fifth term leading the county’s legislative body in the 2026 election. While ...

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.

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

Fritz Kaegi is running for this third term as assessor against challenger Pat Hynes — who the Democratic Party endorsed — the Lyons Township assessor who spent 23 years working in the Cook County ...

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

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

A little less than six weeks before the March 17 primary election, Democratic Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon urged mail-in ...

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

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.

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