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Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi mingles with supporters at his primary Election Night watch party at Jarvis Square Tavern in Chicago on March 17, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Fritz Kaegi defends record as Cook County assessor, calls for more reform in last budget hearing

By A.D. Quig

October 27, 2026 at 4:46 p.m.

Outgoing Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi used his final county budget hearing Tuesday to defend...

Kevin Warren, Chicago Bears team president and CEO, on the field before the game at Soldier Field on Oct. 4, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai/)

Chicago Bears stadium becomes a political game as midterms near. Can it score for Republicans?

By Rick Pearson

October 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The saga over where the future home of the Chicago Bears has become about more...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle listens during the County Board meeting on Oct. 22, 2026, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Cook County proposing $18 million renewal with controversial vendor Tyler Technologies

By A.D. Quig

October 22, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

If the County Board approves a renewal next month, Tyler Technologies will make up to...

Letters to the Editor: Illinois must help in preventing suicide

By Pioneer Press

September 29, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

The president of a mental health center says quality outpatient therapy can be effective in...

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, left, sits beside Arlington Heights Pastor John Elleson, right, at a 9th Congressional District debate held by the League of Women Voters of Evanston on Sept. 24, 2026. The forum was held at the Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Street. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Daniel Biss, John Elleson differ on war, ICE, in 9th Congressional District debate

By Claire Murphy

September 25, 2026 at 3:45 p.m.

Candidates touched on pressing national issues of affordability, foreign policy and immigration in debate for...

South Shore Convention & Visitors Authority president and CEO Phil Taillon is dwarfed by a graphic as discussion turns to the Chicago Bears coming to Indiana during the Lake County Advancement Conversation hosted by the the Legacy Foundation and the Lake County Advancement Committee at the South Shore Convention & Visitor Authority in Hammond, Indiana on Thursday, September 24, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Tourism chief: Northwest Indiana thankful for focus in Chicago Bears stadium search

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 24, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

No, South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Phil Taillon still can’t tell...

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board president, listens to speakers at a press conference Sept. 8, 2026, in Chicago. Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and school districts worth $191 million in an effort to dull the impact of this fall’s property tax delay. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gap
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By A.D. Quig

September 20, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and...

No country singer, Jackson Travis is ‘just happy to be running the football’ and leads Hersey to another win

By Dick Quagliano

September 19, 2026 at 9:06 a.m.

Jackson Travis rushes for 121 yards and three touchdowns on just 11 carries in Hersey's...

Mark Kolasa, a teaching assistant for a restoration ecology class, uses his binoculars during a tour through Deer Grove East Forest Preserve in Palatine on Sept. 23, 2025, as part of a celebration of the completion of the habitat restoration project. The restoration project, funded by the O’Hare Modernization Mitigation Account, restored acres of native habitat and wetlands at this site. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Forest Preserves spent extra $40 million yearly on expanded conservation, maintenance

By A.D. Quig

September 15, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Voters overwhelmingly gave Cook County Forest Preserves the OK to raise property taxes by 0.025%...

A sign prohibiting ICE activity on village-owned property is displayed at the entrance to the Village Hall lot in Hanover Park on Sept. 8, 2026. In December 2025, Hanover Park trustees approved an ordinance and signs prohibiting ICE from staging any enforcement activity on municipal property. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

‘Right thing to do’ or ‘feel-good’ PR? Suburbs split on whether ICE bans on municipal property actually work.

By Eric Peterson

September 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A year after Operation Midway Blitz, questions linger whether local laws prohibiting immigration enforcement on...

Jacob York of West Chicago, the Turning Point USA chapter president at Olivet Nazarene University, is the first among a series of people to speak during a Charlie Kirk Vigil and Remembrance at Lakewood Chapel in Arlington Heights on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)

Charlie Kirk supporters host vigil in hometown year after his killing

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By Mick Zawislak

September 12, 2026 at 7:04 p.m.

Dozens gathered at the Lakewood Chapel in Arlington Heights to remember Charlie Kirk in his...

Customers were lined up at 5 a.m. for the opening of Dutch Bros Coffee in Buffalo Grove on July 29, 2026. (Steve Zalusky/Daily Herald)

Dutch Bros Coffee is coming to long vacant property in Arlington Heights

By Christopher Placek

September 9, 2026 at 12:12 p.m.

Dutch Bros Coffee — the West Coast java chain making inroads in the Midwest —...

The Oakton College "Performing Tribute 9/11: Ordinary People, Remarkable Stories" cast rehearsing for their Sept. 10-13 performances.(Oakton College)

‘It’s about resilience:’ Oakton play gives voice to 9/11 victims, survivors, on 25th anniversary

By Phil Rockrohr

September 9, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

Oakton College play gives voice to 9/11 victims, survivors, responders on 25th anniversary.