With a year to go until the 2026 primary election, Democratic Cook County officials are marking their territory. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart, Treasurer Maria Pappas and ...

There’s been ongoing controversy over property valuations in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago. And now multiple ...

Good morning, Chicago. Nearly half a billion dollars in taxable real estate value has been added onto the Cook County rolls after the county assessor fixed hundreds of mistakes identified in an ...

As President Donald Trump floats grand ideas like reacquiring the Panama Canal and taking over Greenland, some rural residents of Illinois and Oregon are promoting geopolitical change of their own: Th ...

A Chicago Tribune investigation prompted Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi to correct nearly $500 million in misclassified ...

By Tim Henderson Stateline Immigration was the biggest factor in population growth for many booming Sun Belt counties as well ...

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

Native plant farming, once divisive in Chicago, is a key part of Rodeo Farm's mission to revive the Illinois tallgrass ...

In a predominantly Black area of Chicago, police can now directly file gun charges without a prosecutor’s approval. The new ...

Immigration was the biggest factor in population growth for many booming Sun Belt counties as well as for the agricultural ...

The 2025 local consolidated election is on Tuesday, April 1. Polling places across Evanston will be open to voters from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Anyone in line ...