Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has announced $20 million of taxpayer funding for community violence intervention. Preckwinkle said the county has spent $110 ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has projected a budget gap of $550.7 million dollars for fiscal year 2027 in a ...

From Cook County officials to housing advocates, backers have framed the bill as a way to protect long-time homeowners and ...

The city of Chicago, Cook County, and the state of Illinois plan to appeal President Trump's decision to deny a disaster declaration that would have provided federal relief funding for homes and ...

Cook County Sheriff's Police will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint in Crestwood, Thursday, June 18, to Friday, June ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweeping property tax foreclosure reforms pushed by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas passed Saturday in the Illinois General Assembly and now head to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Clerk's Office said mail-in ballots are still being counted Thursday for the Illinois primary election. The Cook County state's attorney's race remained too close to ...

With health care subsidies expiring in the new year, Cook County Health officials and political leaders on Wednesday warned the impact will not only hurt millions of Americans but also affect the ...

Cook County's machine-learning tax model made assessments fairer, yet homeowner bills soared. The appeals system, not the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County State's Attorney Illinois 2024 primary race has turned into the tightest contest on the ballot Tuesday night, with candidates Clayton Harris III and Eileen O'Neill ...

Cook County, Illinois, officials released a $9.89 billion executive budget recommendation Thursday, after saying in a press briefing Wednesday that the nation's second-most populous county will see no ...