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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle presents her 2019 budget on Oct. 10, 2019.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says her $6.2 billion proposed budget is ‘responsible and responsive’

October 11, 2019 at 1:06 a.m.

As the person who has the job she wanted wrestles with closing an $838 million city of Chicago budget gap, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday presented a...

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle listens to citizens' comments before the start of the Cook County Board meeting July 25, 2019.

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle says her $6.2 billion budget has no new taxes and fees

October 10, 2019 at 1:11 a.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Thursday will present a $6.2 billion spending plan that her administration says covers the smallest deficit she has faced since taking office in...

Cook County Board member Jeff Tobolski appears at a board meeting in 2013 in Chicago.

FBI raid at McCook village hall targeted Village President and Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski

October 4, 2019 at 12:05 p.m.

An FBI raid at the village hall in west suburban McCook last week targeted Village President and Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski's computer hard drives as well as items linked...

Chicago's Office of Business and Management at City Hall is shown Oct. 1, 2019.

Despite Rahm Emanuel’s tax hikes, city pension debt grew by $7 billion since 2015. Here’s why.

June 14, 2024 at 6:44 p.m.

A record-high property tax increase. A new tax on water and sewer service. A higher 911 emergency fee on telephone lines. Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel's series of tax hikes was...

As community advocate Helen Thomas talks to a television reporter, representatives of the Chicago Teachers Union hold up signs and shout slogans after holding a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, outside Simeon Career Academy in Chicago to protest against class sizes they say are too large.

‘I’m not Rahm’: Lightfoot takes different tack with Chicago union than past mayor — but teachers still angling to strike

September 28, 2019 at 7:38 p.m.

By the time the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike in 2012, then-Mayor Rahm Emanuel had stripped promised raises from the city's educators, lengthened the school day against their wishes...

FBI raids village offices of west suburban Lyons, nearby McCook, where a Cook County commissioner is mayor. Feds also ‘conducted investigative activity’ in Summit.

September 26, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

FBI agents again raided multiple locations as part of an ongoing public corruption probe Thursday, including municipal buildings in the west suburban villages of Lyons and McCook, sources confirmed. An...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx testifies to support legalization of recreational marijuana at the Illinois Senate committee meeting at the State Capitol in Springfield on May 30, 2019.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx will donate $5,000 contribution from Illinois Sen. Martin Sandoval amid rivals’ fight over campaign cash

September 25, 2019 at 9:48 p.m.

The campaign for Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx says it is donating a years-old, $5,000 contribution from state Sen. Martin Sandoval, after federal agents raided the longtime Illinois legislator's...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, along with a prominent advocacy group, has sued President Donald Trump's administration over its planned changes to immigration rules.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and activists sue Trump administration over proposed immigration rules that could hurt local health system

March 11, 2024 at 2:08 p.m.

Cook County's government and a prominent advocacy group sued President Donald Trump's administration over its planned changes to immigration rules this week, adding to a long list of local governments...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during the Chicago City Council meeting on Sept. 18, 2019.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot sees stronger Chicago with passage of fine, fee reforms and plan to publicize high-profile watchdog reports as aldermen challenge her on agenda

September 18, 2019 at 11:36 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot took a bow Wednesday for City Council moves she said would create "a city that is stronger, more fair, and more prosperous for our families and our...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot listens to questions from reporters following the City Council meeting Sept. 18, 2019.

Citing ‘dramatic effect’ on CTA ridership, Mayor Lori Lightfoot opposes reduced Metra fares backed by County Board President Toni Preckwinkle

September 18, 2019 at 11:20 p.m.

A Cook County-backed proposal to expand passenger train service between downtown, the Far South Side and south suburbs now has a powerful opponent: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. County Board President...

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