Two separate child abuse cases in Lake County, Illinois, are prompting questions about the roles schools play in identifying ...

A routine lunchtime gym visit turned into anything but normal for U.S. Navy Hospitalman Joseph Clark in Waukegan, Illinois.

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.

Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd), one of the more conservative Democrats on the City Council, who bills himself as an independent voice, wants a new gig: to run Cook County government. He’s looking ...

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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 ...

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COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Following complaints of skyrocketing property tax bills in some of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods, Democratic Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is in a tough race against ...

Cook County homeowners just scored a little breathing room on their property tax bills. The county is pushing back the due date for first-installment property taxes to April 1 this year, instead of ...

The Cook County state’s attorney’s office on Monday said “a thorough analysis is being conducted” to assess the legality of a mayoral executive order that directs Chicago police to investigate ...

Cook County misspent $243 million intended for transportation, handing a victory to the state road-building industry, a judge has ruled. Cook County Judge Alison Conlon’s decision Friday concluded the ...