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 ...

Limited Early Voting for suburban Cook County voters will begin Wednesday, Feb. 18, at six locations, giving voters an early opportunity to cast their ballot in the March 17 Gubernatorial Primary ...

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PITTSBURGH’S ACTION NEWS FOUR REPORTER SHELDON INGRAM HAS THIS STORY. YOU WILL SEE ONLY HERE ON FOUR. NONPROFIT GROUP BELIEVES THAT TRAUMA IS AT THE HEART OF SOME CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR. SO ADDRESSING THAT ...

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 ...

A Cook County Circuit Court judge sided with a coalition of construction industry judges when it decided that Cook County had misspent funds that should have been used for transportation ...

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 ...

Cook County’s delayed property tax bills are straining school districts with nearly $122 million in unexpected, unneeded costs. Cook County’s months-long property tax billing delay is straining ...