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Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios held a press conference Monday June 12, 2017 at the Cook County Building to refute stories from the Tribune about inequities in property tax assessments.

Scrutiny builds over Berrios property tax assessments; inspector general investigating

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

The inspector general for Cook County is investigating issues raised by a Tribune series that documented widespread errors and unfairness in property valuations produced by Assessor Joseph Berrios, the Tribune...

Chicago City Council poised to approve $1.3 million settlement in fatal police chase

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

The Chicago City Council is poised to approve a nearly $1.3 million payment in a lawsuit filed by the mother of an 11-year-old boy killed in a crash during a...

Tribune property tax series animates Cook County assessor race

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

A first-time candidate challenging Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios said Thursday that his reasons for getting in the race were illustrated by a baiduhai investigation that concluded the assessment...

Dennis Deer, newly elected to 2nd District seat, likely will face some tough votes, including whether to support Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in possibly raising taxes to fill a yawning budget hole if her sweetened beverage tax fails to clear a legal challenge.

Preckwinkle says no new taxes next year, even as soda tax begins July 1

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is making good on her pledge not to raise taxes next year, an election-year budget move that's easier because a controversial soda pop tax...

Venus Davis, 38, and Tony LeFlore, 36, both of Chicago, are married by Cook County Clerk David Orr in the county's first wedding ceremony of the year, Jan. 2, 2009, in Orr's office.

Cook County Clerk David Orr won’t seek 8th term

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Mayor for one historical week, alderman for a dozen years and Cook County clerk for nearly 30, David Orr is opting to end a career in politics on his own...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel listens to remarks by 4th Ward Ald. Sophia King, announcing a new summer safety program in the 3rd and 4th wards in July 2016 at Mandrake Park.

Ald. King defends husband who faces fine for lobbying violation

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

A South Side alderman on Wednesday defended her husband against the Chicago Board of Ethics' determination that he illegally lobbied Mayor Rahm Emanuel to make sure an annual house music...

Two Chicago water department officials have been suspended pending the outcome of a probe into racist and sexist emails.

2 more Water Department supervisors put on leave in email investigation

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

In a continuing shake-up at the Chicago Water Department triggered by the discovery of racially insensitive and sexist emails, two more supervisors now face the potential loss of their jobs,...

William J. Martin, the Cook County prosecutor who convinced a jury to send Richard Speck to the electric chair for the 1966 killings of eight student nurses in Chicago, died on July 7 at Elmhurst Hospital after a long battle with cancer. He was 80. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-william-martin-obit-20170709-story.html" target="_blank">Read more</a>.

Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele dies

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Commissioner Robert Steele, the son of the first female Cook County Board president and a close ally of current President Toni Preckwinkle, died Monday. Steele, 55, had long struggled with...

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, shown May 8, 2017, has joined the call for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to agree to federal court oversight of police reform.

Preckwinkle, Garcia push Emanuel on federal court oversight of police reform

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

Two of Chicago's most well-known African-American and Latino politicians have called on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to agree to federal court oversight of police reform if he wants to clean up...

Preckwinkle to seek third term, says tax hikes helped secure county finances

May 15, 2019 at 4:21 p.m.

She's raised the sales tax and imposed a new soda tax. She's gone through multiple chiefs of staff amid criticism of her demanding style. And she's even risked her reformer...

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