Cook County’s delayed property tax bills are straining school districts with nearly $122 million in unexpected, unneeded costs.

O'Connor discusses how some townships in Cook County remain open for appeal to start 2026. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, ...

Winter weather caused North Newton and South Newton school corporations to modify school schedules earlier this week.

The Illinois Department of Human Rights will investigate whether the three firms that own and manage the building at 7500 S.

Changes are coming to Cook County's electronic monitoring system starting this weekend. They are aimed at making the system ...

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

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s executive protection detail is budgeted to cost up to $1.5 million this year.

Robert Ellis, 67, was charged with presenting a badge from a fake police agency when he applied for a license plate at the ...

A circuit court judge ruled this week that Cook County had misspent hundreds of millions of transportation dollars, a win for the organization representing construction firms.

Chief Judge Charles Beach had pledged to overhaul the county’s monitoring system following a high-profile arson attack on a ...

Just over a month after Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, changes are being made in an effort to more quickly track down ...