Letters: Why suburban Cook County voters should show up at the polls for April 1 elections
Many voters don’t make the time to cast a ballot in their local elections, and that is a sad statement for our democracy.
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Cook County Wrestles Over CRE Property Valuations
There’s been ongoing controversy over property valuations in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago. And now multiple ...
Cook County assessor fixes hundreds of misclassified properties following Tribune-Illinois Answers investigation
Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of properties it misclassified.
Cook County’s Democratic incumbents plant flags for 2026 re-election bids
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 ...
Cook County corrects tax roll error after $444M undervaluation
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi fixed 491 of at least 620 properties that were misclassified or undervalued during the 2023 ...
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Trump isn't alone in geopolitical aspirations; some in Illinois say they also want change
At least three organizations are pushing for some reconfiguration of Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and its ...
Daywatch: Hundreds of misclassified properties fixed
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 ...
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Jury Awards $120 Million to Illinois Men Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
Petri A federal jury in Chicago awarded $120 million on Monday to two Illinois men who spent more ... in 2020 against the City of Chicago, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and several ...