Who’s to blame for this year’s property tax bills? Finger-pointing and opportunism abound. By A.D. Quig December 1, 2025 at 5:38 p.m. Within days, the metastasizing debate over who was responsible for the rising tax burden collided...
ICE agents in Northbrook point rifles at bystanders and try to break down door By Joshua Irvine November 11, 2025 at 4:05 p.m. ICE agents in Northbrook pointed rifles at bystanders and tried to break down doors, then...
Cook County to pay $10M to 2 men wrongly convicted in 1994 slaying By Gregory Royal Pratt November 10, 2025 at 1:10 p.m. The two men are still suing Chicago over allegations police coerced them into false confessions...
Cook County Health, University of Illinois medical school expand partnership for patient care, training, research By Lisa Schencker October 28, 2025 at 5:17 p.m. Cook County Health and University of Illinois College of Medicine are expanding their partnership to...
Cook County leaders want property tax relief for more seniors, but south suburban mayors group resists By A.D. Quig October 28, 2025 at 4:31 p.m. Toni Preckwinkle and Fritz Kaegi are backing legislation that would raise the income level for...
Cook County candidates pack the hallway to get on the ballot By A.D. Quig October 27, 2025 at 6:09 p.m. Dragging petition papers to get on the March ballot, candidates for Cook County offices filled...
Musical coming to Harper College explores two people discovering love that is closer than they realize By Myrna Petlicki October 24, 2025 at 6:22 a.m. Love is sometimes closer than you think. That’s the case in the musical “She Loves...
Upset neighbors interrupt federal immigration manhunt in Mount Prospect By Olivia Olander October 21, 2025 at 8:18 a.m. Neighbors said a man being detained by federal agents ran away, prompting officers to search...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveils $10.1B election year budget, tapping reserves By A.D. Quig October 9, 2025 at 5:50 p.m. Toni Preckwinkle’s 2026 budget proposal does not include new taxes, fines or fees. It eliminates...
Public defender, legal groups ask chief judge to prohibit warrantless immigration arrests at courthouses By Madeline Buckley October 1, 2025 at 8:24 p.m. Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social...