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Cook County Board of Commissioners President Toni Preckwinkle attends the Democratic Party of Illinois’ second annual gala fundraiser at the Field Museum on Sept. 27, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Cook County’s Democratic incumbents plant flags for 2026 re-election bids

March 17, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart, Treasurer Maria Pappas and Assessor Fritz Kaegi have all declared or signaled they plan to run again.

Raphael Espinoza, left, and Skylar Damiano play with their cat, Patch, in the kitchen of their Humboldt Park home on March 6, 2025. For about two and a half years, the two have lived in their newly constructed house, which has been taxed erroneously as a vacant side lot. The assessor's office assured them the property assessment will be updated and that they won't have to pay back taxes. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Cook County assessor fixes hundreds of misclassified properties following Tribune-Illinois Answers investigation

March 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of properties it misclassified.

Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada leads a chant during a news conference at City Hall regarding keeping Chicago a sanctuary city on Jan. 13, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Anthony Quezada front-runner for 35th Ward seat as Mayor Brandon Johnson outlines selection process

March 10, 2025 at 5:32 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration said he will task a five-person committee with vetting and evaluating aldermanic candidates, who have until next Monday to apply.

State Rep. Will Guzzardi speaks on the House floor Jan. 7, 2025, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Cook County moves to change how it offloads delinquent taxes

February 24, 2025 at 3:16 p.m.

Legislation in Springfield calls for an open auction after a tax sale, through which a property owner could recoup some of its value.

The Illinois state flag flaps in the wind at the Dunne Cook County Office Building at 69 W. Washington St. on March 7, 2023. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Legionella bacteria, lead detected in water at Cook County government building that also houses a day care facility

February 20, 2025 at 10:07 a.m.

Water at the Cook County office building and day care center at 69 W. Washington St. had Legionella bacteria and elevated lead levels.

Ald. Bill Conway, 34th, and Ald. Jessie Fuentes, 26th, talk during a City Council meeting Jan. 15, 2025, at City Hall. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s infrastructure funding bond plan draws pushback from critics who say it kicks can down road

February 18, 2025 at 4:42 p.m.

The total repayment cost, according to initial estimates, is about $2 billion. But the city would not pay any debt service in 2026 or 2027.

Lead reproductive assistant Martha Tovar prepares an exam room at the start of the day at Planned Parenthood of Illinois' Englewood Health Center on Feb. 13, 2025. The health center is slated to close in late March. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County explores Planned Parenthood partnership in Englewood

February 17, 2025 at 10:39 a.m.

Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced in January that it would close its South Side Englewood clinic and three others in the state.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, left, and Gov. JB Pritzker chat at a news conference on July 25, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Behind-the-scenes staff acrimony mirrors public tension between Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker

February 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker's chief of staff opted out of “scenario planning” meetings with her counterparts from the city and Cook County to get ready for President Trump's second term.

People chant during a news conference at City Hall regarding keeping Chicago a sanctuary city, Jan. 13, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Trump administration sues Illinois, Cook County and Chicago over sanctuary immigration laws

February 6, 2025 at 6:06 p.m.

The Trump administration filed a federal lawsuit challenging sanctuary immigration laws in Illinois.

The Obama Presidential Center is reflected in the West Lagoon in Jackson Park on Sept. 4, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Obama Presidential Center subcontractor sues over cost overruns, alleges discrimination

January 31, 2025 at 12:05 p.m.

The lawsuit alleges race discrimination, claiming the engineering company falsely singled out the minority-owned II for One for its errors.

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