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Vehicles travel past an automatic license plate reader attached to a traffic light pole at the intersection of Devon and Western avenues in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood on April 13, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Sheriff’s license plate reader deal draws opposition, while AI cameras for Cook County Jail delayed

May 14, 2026 at 10:40 a.m.

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s push to expand the network of automatic license plate readers under his control prompted hours of debate from commissioners Wednesday.

People talk with employees at the Cook County treasurer's office at City Hall in Chicago, Nov. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Judge rules Cook County owes homeowners for equity kept in property tax sales

May 12, 2026 at 8:39 p.m.

Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the annual county tax sale, a...

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele exits the Daley Center following a not guilty verdict in her DUI trial, May 5, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Samantha Steele and attorney say her drunken driving prosecution was ‘over the top’

May 7, 2026 at 6:53 p.m.

Samantha Steele said she crashed a car because a tumor on her pituitary gland hit her optical nerve, affecting her peripheral vision, not because she was drunk.

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele, second from left, exits the courtroom with her attorneys following a not guilty verdict at the Daley Center in Chicago on May 5, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Cook County tax commissioner Samantha Steele not guilty in DUI trial

May 5, 2026 at 8:40 p.m.

A judge declared Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele not guilty of driving under the influence late Tuesday morning.

Chicago Flips Red founder Zoe Marsh-Leigh speak with members during public statements in City Council chambers at City Hall, Dec. 16, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Pro-Trump group tests officials’ patience with public testimony and triggers legal tangles

May 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Cook County Commissioner Tara Stamps says public comments by the pro-Trump Chicago Flips Red group have crossed the line into threats, harassment and intimidation.

David Glockner answers questions at an Illinois Commerce Commission meeting in Chicago on July 29, 2020. At the time, Glockner was ComEd parent Exelon’s executive vice president for compliance and audit. Mayor Brandon Johnson has nominated him to be Chicago's next inspector general. (José M. Osorio/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson nominates former federal prosecutor to be Chicago inspector general

April 27, 2026 at 5:28 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson nominated former high-ranking federal prosecutor David Glockner to be Chicago's next inspector general Monday.

Melvin Brooks’ house in Bellwood, April 24, 2026. He is one of several Cook County taxpayers who still hasn't received their bill from last year.

Months after late property tax bills, thousands are still waiting with no resolution in sight

April 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Thousands of Cook County property owners are still waiting for bills they should have received last year, and tens of thousands are waiting for tax refunds.

People wait to speak to someone at the treasurer's office at City Hall in Chicago on Nov. 20, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

‘R-rated Groundhog Day’: Cook County tax bills will be late this summer, officials predict

April 16, 2026 at 4:55 p.m.

Commissioners are worried what to tell Cook County homeowners about bill timing or long-delayed refunds and local libraries and schools about detailed revenue projections.

Karen Archer, front left, weeps while holding hands with the Rev. Shari Johnson as they lead a community walk in memory of their friend and neighbor, Barbara Deer, and her son Kaleb, in the 3500 block of West Arthington Street, April 15, 2026, in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood. Barbara and Kaleb were found dead from gunshots in their home on April 14. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Garfield Park neighbors and elected officials mourn wife and son of former Cook County commissioner

April 15, 2026 at 8:34 p.m.

Officials said the widow and son of former Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer died in a murder-suicide.

Adam Bianchi, general superintendent of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, laughs on a tour of the Sand Ridge Nature Center in South Holland on April 9, 2026. (Josh Boland/baiduhai)

New Cook County forest preserve boss expands conservation efforts amid federal retreat

April 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

For the past eight months, Adam Bianchi has settled into the job of managing Cook County’s public wetlands, prairies, trails, nature centers, pools and golf courses.

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