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Fritz Kaegi defends record as Cook County assessor, calls for more reform in last budget hearing
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October 27, 2026 at 4:46 p.m.

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

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

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

October 20, 2026 at 10:10 a.m.

In Cook County, felony case filings and prison admissions for retail theft have risen sharply...

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

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

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

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

September 3, 2026 at 2:23 p.m.

Striking Cook County Forest Preserves maintenance, conservation and programming workers reached a deal with management...

August 24, 2026 at 7:05 a.m.

Of the 1.8 million upcoming Cook County bills, about 1.3 million residences and 100,000 businesses...

August 17, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

More than 230 members of Teamsters Local 700 working for the Forest Preserve District of...

August 11, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.

Maureen Murphy created the Chicago Nature Journaling Club in 2021, which documents experiences in Forest...

July 21, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Cook County’s inspector general estimates the county has so far spent $63 million on its...