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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle reached a budget settlement with Chief Circuit Court Judge Timothy Evans that will result in the closure of two small branch courthouses and a juvenile detention center building.

Two Cook County branch courthouses could close in budget cuts that followed pop tax repeal

May 15, 2019 at 4:51 p.m.

Two small branch courthouses and a juvenile detention center building would close under a long-sought budget settlement between Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Chief Circuit Court Judge Timothy...

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown plans to discuss her candidacy at a Sunday news conference at a downtown hotel.

Dorothy Brown plans to run for mayor of Chicago despite federal corruption probe

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown has been the focus of a long-running federal investigation into an alleged bribes-for-jobs scheme. On Thursday, she indicated she'll ask voters to elect...

Toni Preckwinkle, the first African-American and woman named Cook County Democratic chairman, on April 18, 2018.

New county Democratic chief Preckwinkle pledges to expand party appeal

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

After being chosen as the first African-American and woman to lead the Cook County Democratic Party on Wednesday, Toni Preckwinkle pledged to expand the organization's reach to "encourage the next...

Preckwinkle sustituiría a Berríos en la presidencia del partido demócrata

December 14, 2018 at 11:54 a.m.

Se espera que la presidenta de la Junta del Condado de Cook, Toni Preckwinkle, se convierta el miércoles en la primera afroamericana y mujer electa para dirigir el Partido Demócrata...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, left, and county Democratic Party Chairman Joseph Berrios listen at a slating session in Chicago on Aug. 18, 2015. Preckwinkle is poised to become the first woman and the first African-American to lead the county Democratic Party.

Toni Preckwinkle expected to ascend to Cook County Democratic chairman today

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday is expected to become the first African-American and woman chosen to lead the county Democratic Party, a sign of a changing political...

City Hall, left, and the Thompson Center.

Watchdog: 2 city workers out after sexual harassment investigations

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Two city workers are out after being investigated for sexual harassment, the city's top watchdog reported Monday, as City Hall works to address the issue highlighted by the nationwide #MeToo...

Ald. Ed Burke, seen here at the City Club of Chicago on March 7, 2018, is the longest-serving alderman in Chicago history, and his political dynasty has survived many demographic changes over the years.

Ald. Ed Burke shrugs off potential challenge from ‘Chuy’ Garcia progressives

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Ald. Ed Burke said Monday he's not worried about losing the seat he's held since 1969 to a progressive Democrat in next year's city election, but the 74-year-old City Hall...

A Chicago police cadet wears a bulletproof vest at the training academy in 2014. Changes to a recent ordinance would allow journalists and others to use body armor while working.

Chicago aldermen scale back ban on civilians wearing body armor

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

Chicago aldermen voted Monday to scale back a recently enacted ban on civilians wearing body armor. The proposed changes would allow journalists to wear body armor, such as bulletproof vests,...

The city of Chicago Department of Water Management at 333 S. State St.

Chicago water department supervisor didn’t report email about Southern farmers ‘bidding’ on Obama, watchdog says

May 15, 2019 at 4:50 p.m.

A Chicago water department supervisor was suspended for failing to report offensive emails including one that suggested then-President Barack Obama being bid on at a Southern slave auction, according to...

Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios, center, answers questions from the Cook County Board on July 18, 2017.

Cook County tax officials take excess campaign donations from appeals firms, ethics panel says

June 14, 2024 at 6:41 p.m.

Cook County officials who decide the outcome of property tax appeals accepted more than half a million dollars in campaign donations from law firms and other businesses that help challenge...

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