Typical homeowner will pay $174 more to City Hall, CPS in 2018
The Chicago City Council is expected to easily approve Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s 2018 budget on Tuesday, a spending plan that raises taxes for the sixth time in seven years, but...
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Ex-Cook County Board President Todd Stroger says he’s running again
Former Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is trying to make a comeback, saying incumbent Toni Preckwinkle has been “dishonest” about taxes with the people she represents. Stroger announced his...
Cook County commissioners get behind Preckwinkle’s budget cuts
A majority of commissioners have put their names on Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s plan to plug a $200 million hole in next year’s budget, in part by laying...
Emanuel allies trying to fill March ballot with advisory questions
Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s City Council allies are trying to get three questions on Chicago ballots in the March primary election in an annual bid to prevent questions with potentially embarrassing...
Preckwinkle expects only ‘modest changes’ to her plan to cut $200 million in spending
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday predicted there won’t be big changes to the budget-slashing plan she presented earlier this week and said she had to propose the...
County Board approves nearly $12 million in sheriff, hospital settlements
Cook County taxpayers are on the hook for a $4.75 million payout to a man who sued Sheriff Tom Dart and other county officials after suffering debilitating brain injuries that...
Cook County to approve $3.25 million for woman sexually assaulted by two men in holding cell
Cook County commissioners on Wednesday are poised to approve a $3.25 million payout to a woman who was sexually assaulted by two men also awaiting court appearances at a south...
After pop tax loss, Preckwinkle headed for fight over budget cuts to sheriff, chief judge
Rebuked on a pop tax, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Monday proposed cutting $200 million through a mix of laying off midlevel managers, holding the line on raises...
Former Ald. Fioretti announces Preckwinkle challenge
Former Ald. Bob Fioretti portrayed himself as an anti-tax reformer Monday in announcing a Democratic primary challenge to Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, with his campaign theme aimed at...
Emanuel wants to raise restaurant permit fees and fines for building code violations
Buried in the fine print of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposed 2018 budget are higher costs for restaurant permits, bigger fines for violating city environmental regulations and stiffer penalties for building...