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Cook County Health's then CEO Israel Rocha Jr. responds to questions from reporters during a meeting with Cook County officials to discuss COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan for suburban Cook County on Dec. 14, 2020. (Youngrae Kim/baiduhai)

Attorney general says no violations in upheaval at Cook County hospitals non-profit

June 3, 2025 at 11:42 a.m.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office said it told the Cook County Health Foundation it "would not be seeking further information" into allegations of "serious governance issues."

Israeli Embassy employees Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were fatally shot Wednesday night in Washington. (Embassy of Israel in the U.S.)

Jewish groups in Chicago say local leaders must ‘stop tolerating hate’ after Washington fatal shootings

May 23, 2025 at 5:39 p.m.

Midwest head of Anti-Defamation League says antisemitic rhetoric “is a major problem here in Chicago," following fatal shootings allegedly by Chicago man.

Mayor Brandon Johnson, from left, Budget Director Annette Guzman and CFO Jill Jaworsk, meet with the Tribune Editorial Board, Oct. 31, 2024, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago finance officials to privately pitch investors

May 15, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

Members of the press typically are allowed limited access to the two-day event that kicked off Thursday, but this year have been barred from attending.

Anthony Mitchell, right, celebrates with attorneys Andrea Lyon, left, and Russell Ainsworth at a news conference outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on March 10, 2025, after a federal jury awarded over $120 million in damages to him and John Fulton in their civil trial for wrongful conviction. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Cook County to pay $15M civil rights settlement, $28M for medical malpractice cases

May 15, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell sued the Chicago Police Department and the county in 2020 alleging they were railroaded as teenagers and falsely confessed to murder.

The office of Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is seen on Jan. 29, 2025, at the Cook County Building. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Cook County property tax bills likely to be delayed

May 14, 2025 at 7:39 a.m.

Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is blaming Tyler Technologies, the contractor in charge of updating the data systems across the county’s property tax offices, for the delay.

Mayor Brandon Johnson during an interview at Chicago City Hall on May 8, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s second year found him fighting unexpected battles

May 12, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

As Mayor Brandon Johnson marks two years in office, some of the thorniest issues have come from unexpected fronts: education and Chicago's political left.

Guy "Chip" Chipparoni waits to greet the plane carrying the Stanley Cup at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling ahead of Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz's day with the cup on Aug. 9, 2015. Chipparoni is president and CEO of Res Publica Group, a PR firm whose clients include the Wirtz family’s corporation, which owns the Blackhawks. (Michael Noble Jr./baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson names PR veteran to lead Chicago tourism agency board

May 5, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

Guy Chipparoni is the President and CEO Of Res Publica Group, a PR firm whose major clients include the White Sox, Lollapalooza parent company C3, and the Wirtz family’s corporation.

Chicago City Hall and the Cook County Building are seen on Sept. 3, 2020. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Democrats pick new Cook County Board member for NW Side seat

May 5, 2025 at 4:44 p.m.

Progressive Jessica Vásquez was a frontrunner for the county post from the moment Carlos Ramirez-Rosa kicked off the musical chairs by taking the Park District job.

Keyon plays basketball with his cousins near the intersection of South Laflin and West 63rd streets during the first week of spring in the West Englewood community on March 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Appeals system raised property tax bills for Cook County homeowners, report says

May 5, 2025 at 11:01 a.m.

Cook County homeowners’ bills grew by a total of about 7% over the span of the report, and the increases fell more on lower-income Black and Latino taxpayers.

The Christopher Columbus statue in Arrigo Park was removed in 2020. (Alyssa Pointer/baiduhai)

Chicago Park District announces deal over Columbus statues lawsuit

May 2, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

The city will loan the small Columbus statue removed from Arrigo Park in July 2020 to the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans for display in a nearby museum.

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