CHICAGO — Elected officials and advocates for both domestic violence survivors and immigrant rights are warning of an uptick ...

Districts could limit increases if Illinois schools were adequately funded. And don't forget about all those skipped teacher ...

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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is projected to win her Democratic nomination and a fifth term, as no Republican ...

Cook County officials are warning residents to be weary of a circulating text message scam that falsely claims to require payment for unpaid charges.

U.S. census numbers show Cook County’s population remained about the same due to lower immigration, but Kendall County had ...

By freezing property values in a specific area, TIF districts artificially manipulate who pays the levy, leading to effective ...

Two major Chicago public institutions — Cook County Health and the University of Illinois College of Medicine — are expanding their partnership to provide care to patients, more training for medical ...

Cook County’s property tax system is a Rubik’s Cube for even those relatively steeped in assessments and equalization factors ...