Races for Cook County Board president and assessor as well as a few county board races in Lake County are among the local races to watch in Tuesday’s primary elections. Cook County Board ...

Up for grabs in primary elections Tuesday are two suburban districts covering much of the Southland and northwest suburbs, ...

Nearly 250 people back a petition they say is needed because Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has failed to act. O'Neill Burke called demands for a special prosecutor "frivolous" and ...

A WBEZ analysis of board meeting records revealed two incumbents with primary challengers scored among the worst truancy ...

Chief Judge Charles Beach’s office said some residents have received fake notices purportedly sent by the court that threaten recipients with potential legal action.

Cook County just hit pause on one of its most controversial real estate mechanisms. The Illinois Senate voted to let the county delay its annual sale of delinquent property taxes until December, ...

County officials said they would be mailing 1.8 million first installment property tax bills for the 2025 tax year by March 2.

The Democratic primary race for Cook County assessor comes at a fraught time, when residential property tax bills are rising fastest in predominantly Black neighborhoods on the South and West sides.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — It’s a new twist in an ongoing battle to keep drugs out of Cook County Jail. WGN Investigates has previously reported on efforts by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to stop ...

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On paper, Cook County circuit judges have great jobs. They make $258,000 a year, hold extraordinary power, and almost never get fired or even disciplined. But fewer and fewer attorneys are seeking the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas held stock for years in a company with a major contract working in her office, a potential ...