Cook County leaders get some but not all property tax relief legislation sought in Springfield

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 ...
Evanston RoundTable

Illinois House proposal calls for new taxes, fees to fund transit, but Pritzker says bill is not going forward

With the Illinois General Assembly Special Session scheduled to end Thursday, Illinois House Democrats are proposing a ...
Hoodline

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Signs Executive Order Barring ICE from County Properties

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle signed an executive order banning federal immigration officers from using county ...
Truthout

Elected Officials in Chicago Look for Tools to Squeeze ICE Out of Public Spaces

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans banned civil arrests at county courthouses across Chicago this week, preventing ...
The Daily Gazette

Cook County officials warn property tax reform could hurt homeowners

(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a Cook County property tax relief plan that restricts the types of evidence the Cook County Board of Review can consider and requires online ...
Chicago Tribune

Editorial: The leaves are turning and Cook County still won’t commit to when those late property tax bills will be sent

It’s Oct. 10, and Cook County still hasn’t issued property tax bills, which were due in August. That’s not a surprise given that the county some weeks ago warned the bills could be delayed until the ...
Cleveland.com

Lorain County introduces new property tax relief for seniors, veterans and disabled residents

ELYRIA, Ohio — Lorain County is taking a new step to ease the financial burden of rising property taxes with a resolution providing property tax relief to qualifying seniors, veterans and disabled ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

Commissioners confident there won’t be a 2026 county tax hike

SCRANTON — Lackawanna County commissioners expressed confidence Monday that the county’s 2026 budget won’t include a property tax hike even as work remains to eliminate a projected deficit next year.
AZ Central

What 6 sales tax initiatives on the November ballot in Larimer County would fund

Larimer County voters will decide on six different sales tax questions on the November ballot. Two of the ballot issues are renewals for existing taxes funding capital projects and natural areas in ...
walb

Cook County fire chief passes away, fire department says

COOK COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - On Saturday, Oct. 4, the Cook County Fire Department announced the passing of Chief Ronald Gerald Abbott. In a Facebook post, the fire department said Chief Abbot passed away ...
Crain's Chicago Business

Rate of sleep-related deaths for Black infants far higher than white babies in Cook County

Black infants in Cook County die from unexpected, sleep-related causes at 14 times the rate of white babies, with about one child dying each week from preventable suffocation, according to new data ...
Medical Xpress

Black babies die suddenly, unexpectedly at 14 times the rate of white babies in Cook County, report says

Black babies died suddenly and unexpectedly in their sleep at a rate 14 times higher than white babies in Cook County between 2019 and 2023—a startling disparity revealed in a report released ...