Typical property tax bill increased 78% on a Cook County residence since 2007. Median property values only rose 7.3%. That leaves residents paying $2,558 more a year in property taxes while their ...

White, wealthier, and homeowning Cook County residents are more likely to vote on ballot questions that raise taxes, a new ...

Inside-Out is a program taught in hundreds of jails and prisons across the country. DePaul’s class this quarter is about ...

Eight ballot measures will likely be decided by voters who live in wealthy communities where the majority of residents are ...

A suburban man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in July 2024 on Chicago's West Side.

He says since Cook County Crime Stoppers started in 1985, the group has taken over 14,000 tips, and helped solve 27 to 2,800 ...

From hostage rescues to active shooter situations, the drills are based on actual encounters officers have faced in the field ...

Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi fixed 491 of at least 620 properties that were misclassified or undervalued during the 2023 ...

A study just came out that takes a closer look at who's showing up to vote on property tax referendums in Cook County and who isn't.

As the county prepares for further transitions of leadership, on March 25 the Cook County Board of Commissioners heard ...

A Cook County man was indicted by a grand jury this week for allegedly stabbing a man during a road rage incident last year.