Typical property tax bill increased 78% on a Cook County residence since 2007. Median property values only rose 7.3%. That leaves residents paying $2,558 more a year in property taxes while their ...

White, wealthier, and homeowning Cook County residents are more likely to vote on ballot questions that raise taxes, a new ...

Eight ballot measures will likely be decided by voters who live in wealthy communities where the majority of residents are ...

Inside-Out is a program taught in hundreds of jails and prisons across the country. DePaul’s class this quarter is about ...

A suburban man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in July 2024 on Chicago's West Side.

From hostage rescues to active shooter situations, the drills are based on actual encounters officers have faced in the field ...

The Cook County Clerk’s Office has teamed up with the White Sox to offer one complimentary ticket this season for veterans or ...

Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s ...

He says since Cook County Crime Stoppers started in 1985, the group has taken over 14,000 tips, and helped solve 27 to 2,800 ...

Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi fixed 491 of at least 620 properties that were misclassified or undervalued during the 2023 ...

Preckwinkle cited building upon efforts of her current tenure such as criminal justice reform, expanding health care access ...