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

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...

October 16, 2026 at 6:09 p.m.

On the surface, Alexandros Paporakis described himself as “an ordinary white kid going to college...

October 14, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

Police believe Alexandros Paporakis, 19, may have been intending to carry out the attack Sunday.

October 8, 2026 at 10:18 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will propose “sweeping the cupboards bare” to close a...

September 22, 2026 at 7:29 p.m.

The former employee attributes her firing to sharing video of a staff member grabbing a...

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...