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Cook County Board president race hinges on whether voters want steady hand or new course

March 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Toni Preckwinkle is running for her fifth term. If she’s ultimately successful, she would equal...

February 19, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

The head-to-head featured Fritz Kaegi accusing Pat Hynes of being beholden to property tax attorneys...

February 4, 2026 at 5:44 p.m.

While the change might appear small, ballots mailed close to March 17 might not be postmarked by...

December 1, 2025 at 5:38 p.m.

Within days, the metastasizing debate over who was responsible for the rising tax burden collided...

November 10, 2025 at 1:10 p.m.

The two men are still suing Chicago over allegations police coerced them into false confessions...

October 28, 2025 at 5:17 p.m.

Cook County Health and University of Illinois College of Medicine are expanding their partnership to...

October 9, 2025 at 5:50 p.m.

Toni Preckwinkle’s 2026 budget proposal does not include new taxes, fines or fees. It eliminates...

October 1, 2025 at 8:24 p.m.

Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social...

September 11, 2025 at 6:09 p.m.

Speaking from his jury room a day after unseating Chief Judge Tim Evans in a...

September 12, 2025 at 6:32 a.m.

In a surprise result, Chief Judge Tim Evans is out as the leader of the...