HIBBING, Minn.- The Cook County football team continued their memorable season on Friday night. Playing Littlefork-Big Falls in the Section 7A title, the Vikings were able to get the best of the ...

Cook County officials seeking property tax relief for low-income seniors scraped by in the Illinois General Assembly, winning passage of a bill that expands eligibility for senior property tax breaks ...

Tirrell J. Paxton, is the inspector general of Cook County.

Lawsuits are mounting from homeowners, investors and counties. Unless lawmakers act, taxpayers could pay millions in damages over Illinois' unconstitutional tax sale system.

Cook County has yet to mail out property tax bills that were supposed to go out in July with an August pay-by date. For ...

Supporters of an Illinois Statehouse pension measure say it is a fix for Tier 2 public employee pensions. Opponents say it ...

Supporters of an Illinois Statehouse pension measure say it is a “fix” for Tier 2 public employee pensions. Opponents say it ...

The former Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee is charged with two felonies for allegedly throwing a boy ...

Toni Preckwinkle and Fritz Kaegi are backing legislation that would raise the income level for senior property tax freeze eligibility, from $75,000 for the 2026 tax year to $79,000 for 2028.

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