Fritz Kaegi defends record as Cook County assessor, calls for more reform in last budget hearing
Outgoing Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi used his final county budget hearing Tuesday to defend...
Lansing
Cook County proposing $18 million renewal with controversial vendor Tyler Technologies
If the County Board approves a renewal next month, Tyler Technologies will make up to...
Prison admissions for shoplifters rising in Cook County amid Burke policy change, ‘outdated’ state law
In Cook County, felony case filings and prison admissions for retail theft have risen sharply...
Munster takes the baton for Indiana stretch of American Discovery 250 relay
To commemorate the cross-country relay, Lansing Mayor Brian Hardy and other officials passed the relay...
Cook County awards $191 million in loans to bridge property tax payout gap
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s office awarded stopgap loans to 32 villages, library and...
Forest Preserves spent extra $40 million yearly on expanded conservation, maintenance
Voters overwhelmingly gave Cook County Forest Preserves the OK to raise property taxes by 0.025%...
Firm withdraws plan that could have brought data center to Munster
The developer who considered bringing a data center to Munster formally withdrew its Plan Commission...
Cook County Forest Preserves maintenance workers reach deal with district to end strike
Striking Cook County Forest Preserves maintenance, conservation and programming workers reached a deal with management...
Most Cook County homeowners to see taxes rise again, treasurer says
Of the 1.8 million upcoming Cook County bills, about 1.3 million residences and 100,000 businesses...
Cook County Forest Preserves Teamsters go on strike
More than 230 members of Teamsters Local 700 working for the Forest Preserve District of...