Watchdog report on Cook County tax tech contract: ‘Nobody’s hands are clean’
Cook County’s inspector general estimates the county has so far spent $63 million on its...
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Cook County's watchdog has found that Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele made "an offer...
Judges frequently order pretrial detention even when risk score is low: report
Judges often hold defendants in jail while awaiting trial, even when given a low score...
Fireworks 2026: All the Fourth of July shows for America 250
Our list of more than 100 shows around the Chicago area includes special displays for...
Cook County settles with family of man who hanged himself in jail cell
Michael O’Connor's family sued under the state’s Wrongful Death Act, alleging the Cook County sheriff's...
Library and school leaders let Cook County officials have it over costly property tax delays
Library and school district officials laid into Cook County leaders Wednesday over the latest two-month...
Cook County property tax bills will again be late, Toni Preckwinkle says
Toni Preckwinkle announced Tuesday she is again setting aside $300 million to loan to local...
As several Illinois Christian colleges close or move, students and alums mourn the loss of their alma mater
Several Illinois Christian colleges have closed, merged, moved or halted new admissions in recent years,...
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Cook County tax buyer industry will be phased out in ‘equity theft’ reform bill
Under a bill that passed in Springfield, annual tax sales — the government’s way of...
Prison sentences for retail theft doubled in 2025, according to report studying policies of State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke
A court-monitoring group that studied policy changes during the first 500 days of Cook County...