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Bill Conway, a candidate for Cook County state's attorney, speaks with members of the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board in Chicago on Jan. 27, 2020.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, challenger Bill Conway at odds over case featured in his campaign ad

February 1, 2020 at 3:05 a.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and her challenger Bill Conway are at odds over the details surrounding a case that's become the focal point of a campaign commercial he...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, second from left, speaks with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board on Jan. 27, 2020. Her challengers are Bob Fioretti, from left, Donna More and Bill Conway.

Kim Foxx’s handling of Jussie Smollett case hovers over Cook County state’s attorney candidates meeting with Tribune Editorial Board

January 28, 2020 at 1:05 p.m.

The four Democrats vying for Cook County state's attorney butted heads Monday over the best way to use the office to ensure public safety and tackle crime while also pushing...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and Democratic challenger Bill Conway.

Kim Foxx, Bill Conway release new campaign ads in Cook County state’s attorney’s race

January 27, 2020 at 4:34 p.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx and Democratic challenger Bill Conway both released campaign ads Monday morning as the race intensifies. Foxx's 30-second spot features images of residents of different...

Margaret Daley, chairwoman of the Cook County Board of Ethics, makes a statement about her dismissal by Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, during an ethics board meeting at the Cook County Administration Building on Jan. 23, 2020, in Chicago.

Cook County ethics board approves reforms as member resigns in protest of President Toni Preckwinkle’s move to replace chair

January 24, 2020 at 12:55 p.m.

In an attempt to strengthen the county's ethics law, the Cook County Board of Ethics is recommending banning county commissioners from taking certain outside jobs, outlawing nepotism in county hiring...

County Board President Toni Preckwinkle at the Cook County Board meeting in Chicago on Jan. 16, 2020.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle replacing ethics board chairwoman who donated to Lori Lightfoot in 2019 mayor’s race

January 23, 2020 at 12:57 p.m.

The chair of the Cook County Board of Ethics will be replaced by a new commissioner when the group meets Thursday afternoon, officials said. After serving more than her four-year...

Supporters of the Obama Community Benefits Agreement Coalition and the Southside Together Organizing for Power march along 63rd Street to protest at a construction site at the University of Chicago, on Nov. 12, 2018.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot administration crafting legislation to help residents near proposed Obama Presidential Center stay in the neighborhood

January 17, 2020 at 11:26 p.m.

Officials with Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration will host an open house later this month with South Side residents who live close to the site of the proposed Obama Presidential Center...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx at a news conference in the lobby of Leighton Criminal Court Building on Dec. 11, 2019.

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx can stay on ballot, election board rules

January 17, 2020 at 1:33 a.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx gathered enough valid signatures in her nominating petition and can stay on the March ballot, the Cook County Electoral Board has ruled. The decision...

Cook County Commissioner Bridget Degnen, center, talks at the board meeting in Chicago on Jan. 16, 2020. She voted present on the cannabis-related laws.

Cook County Board approves 3% tax on recreational weed sales starting July 1, will study drug’s effect on region

January 17, 2020 at 12:23 a.m.

Without any discussion or debate, the Cook County Board on Thursday approved a 3% tax on recreational marijuana sales throughout the county starting this summer. When the tax on cannabis...

Former first lady Michelle and former President Barack Obama are introduced at the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit on Oct. 31, 2017, in Chicago.

Obamas donate more than $1 million to Obama Foundation for namesake presidential center; retired NBA star Charles Barkley also gives contribution

January 15, 2020 at 9:24 p.m.

For the first time since they started their foundation more than six years ago, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama donated more than $1 million to...

Nike Foundation gives Obama Foundation $5 million for athletic, recreational facility at Obama Presidential Center

January 15, 2020 at 12:27 a.m.

The Nike Foundation has gifted $5 million to the Obama Foundation to help support the construction of the athletic and recreational facility that will be located on the campus of...

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