Democratic primary battles formally launched Monday for two of Cook County’s top elected positions. Cook County Board ...

Dragging petition papers to get on the March ballot, candidates for Cook County offices filled the hallway beneath the county’s administrative building early Monday.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Democratic Party has named an interim Cook County Clerk and a candidate for the November election Friday following the death of Karen Yarbrough. The Cook County ...

Illinois lawmakers passed legislation expanding eligibility for senior property tax breaks and moving the due date back one month for spring Cook County property tax bills.

Some candidates lined up hours before the week-long filing window opened at 9 a.m. to turn in their stacks of petitions in ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Longtime Cook County Clerk David Orr said Wednesday that he will not seek re-election for a post that he's held for nearly three decades. Orr, who once served as interim mayor of ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Cook County is seeking about 1,000 election judges for the upcoming consolidated elections in the suburbs in April. They also say they are improving the payment process after CBS 2 ...

Monday is the first day for Cook County political candidates to file nominating petitions for the March primary election.

Why are you running for this office, whether for reelection or election for the first time? Is there a particular issue that motivates you? If so, what? I am running for reelection to continue to ...

The Cook County Circuit Court clerk's office, for the first time in two decades, is an open race. Dorothy Brown, dogged for years by federal investigators but never charged, announced in August that ...

Monday is the first day for Cook County political candidates to file nominating petitions for the March primary election.