Cook County moves to change how it offloads delinquent taxes By A.D. Quig February 24, 2025 at 3:16 p.m. Legislation in Springfield calls for an open auction after a tax sale, through which a...
Cook County prosecutors seek to unionize in first major drive in decades More Top Picks Others Excel By Talia Soglin February 11, 2025 at 1:49 p.m. A group of assistant state’s attorneys seeks voluntary recognition of a bargaining unit that would...
As Cook County’s environmental justice policy takes shape, communities voice priorities and concerns By Adriana Pérez February 5, 2025 at 7:56 p.m. Plan to address gaps in community investment and support those historically overburdened by pollution and...
Feds capture man charged with stabbing wife to death less than 48 hours after their wedding By Caroline Kubzansky January 31, 2025 at 7:23 p.m. Authorities charged Arnoldo Jimenez, 42, with stabbing his wife, Estrella Carrera, to death in May...
Cook County state’s attorney to push for prison sentences in machine gun cases More Top Picks Best Budget Robot Vacuums By Madeline Buckley January 30, 2025 at 3:18 p.m. Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in...
‘Troubled’ Housing Authority of Cook County spent more than $60,000 at Six Flags By Lizzie Kane February 10, 2025 at 2:28 p.m. Hundreds of Housing Authority of Cook County employees and their families went to Six Flags...
Former assessor’s office director pleads guilty to bribery charges By Caroline Kubzansky January 22, 2025 at 9:43 p.m. A former high-ranking director in then-Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios’ office pleaded guilty Wednesday to...
Cook County Board pays $180,000 settlement involving Board of Review commissioner By A.D. QuigMore Top Picks Best Rv Water Filters January 16, 2025 at 4:03 p.m. Frank Calabrese, a former assessment analyst and communications director for Board of Review commissioner Samantha...
Former high-level assessor’s office employee under Berrios charged with taking bribes from lawyer By Jason Meisner January 10, 2025 at 6:02 p.m. A former high-ranking director in then-Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios' office has been charged with...
Opioid overdose deaths plummeted in Cook County in 2024 By Lisa Schencker January 2, 2025 at 5:03 p.m. Opioid overdose deaths in Cook County dropped dramatically in 2024, according to preliminary data from...