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In some North Side neighborhoods, the median assessed value of residential properties rose by as much as 50 percent in new valuations.

My house is worth how much? Fixes to tax assessments bring dramatic changes for Chicago homeowners

December 11, 2018 at 9:04 p.m.

With all residential property reassessments now mailed out in Chicago, homeowners across the city are seeing dramatic changes in the estimated value that will be used to determine their property...

House Speaker Michael Madigan hoped to lead a supermajority in his chamber as he entered his 49th year in the General Assembly.

Speaker Madigan edges toward supermajority with anti-Trump push in suburbs

May 12, 2019 at 1:40 p.m.

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan edged closer to regaining his supermajority Tuesday night as he waited for the results in about a handful of suburban races. Democrats picked up state...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s security chief fired after review spurred by watchdog report

May 15, 2019 at 5:15 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s security chief has been fired following a review of her “executive security detail’s operations and practices” prompted by a watchdog report that found the...

Orchestra musicians picket outside at the Lyric Opera in Chicago on Oct. 11, 2018. The strike has resulted in the cancellation of several performances so far.

No progress in labor conflict at Lyric Opera

December 12, 2018 at 5:18 a.m.

The battle between Lyric Opera of Chicago and its orchestra continues as a musicians’ strike that began Tuesday threatens to push into a second week. A proposal that Lyric Opera...

Orchestra musicians picket outside at the Lyric Opera on Thursday.

Both sides entrenched in Lyric Opera labor dispute

August 7, 2019 at 11:26 p.m.

Lyric Opera of Chicago and its orchestra remain at odds over several labor issues, as the musicians continued picketing the Civic Opera House on North Wacker Drive. Since the strike...

Lyric Opera musicians picket outside The Civic Opera House in Chicago on Oct. 9, 2018.

Declining audiences, subscription revenues lead to Lyric Opera strike

December 12, 2018 at 4:34 a.m.

As the audience for high-end opera productions has shrunk, declining revenue has pitted management at Lyric Opera of Chicago against its orchestra. The conflict over their contract, which expired June...

Illinois governor candidate J.B. Pritzker's side-by-side mansions on North Astor Street are shown Oct. 2, 2018.

Following watchdog’s report, J.B. Pritzker will repay $330K in Cook County property taxes

May 15, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker will repay the Cook County treasurer’s office more than $330,000 worth of property tax breaks and tax refunds that the county’s inspector general contended he...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker speaks to the media after he votes on the first day of early voting at the Chicago Board of Elections Loop Super Site on Sept. 27, 2018.

Cook County watchdog says ‘scheme to defraud’ saved Pritzker $330,000 in property taxes

May 15, 2019 at 5:10 p.m.

Billionaire Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker improperly received $330,000 in property tax breaks on one of his Gold Coast mansions as part of a “scheme to defraud” taxpayers, Cook County’s...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle prepares to announce her intention to run for mayor of Chicago in Hyde Park on Sept. 20, 2018.

‘I’m doing this because I can’: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle launches run for Chicago mayor

May 15, 2019 at 5:09 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle walked into the sweltering banquet room in a Hyde Park hotel packed full of supporters Thursday afternoon to declare she’s running for Chicago mayor,...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who is poised to announce she's running for Chicago mayor, fired her chief of staff on Sept. 18, 2018.

Preckwinkle fires chief of staff after allegation of ‘inappropriate behavior’

May 15, 2019 at 5:08 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday said she fired her chief of staff for engaging in “inappropriate behavior on his personal time,” a disclosure that came just ahead...

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