Oak Forest man dies after boat flips in Lake Michigan; another man taken to hospital
One man drowned after the boat he was fishing in capsized Friday morning near East...
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Cook County’s Democratic incumbents plant flags for 2026 re-election bids
Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart, Treasurer Maria Pappas and Assessor Fritz Kaegi have all declared...
Cook County assessor fixes hundreds of misclassified properties following Tribune-Illinois Answers investigation
Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds...
Munster cop dies in off-duty crash early Tuesday
A Munster police officer was killed early Tuesday morning when his truck collided with a...
Cook County moves to change how it offloads delinquent taxes
Legislation in Springfield calls for an open auction after a tax sale, through which a...
Nurses at Park Forest’s Ludeman Center say new parking, tow rules may harm patient care
Nurses at Ludeman Development Center in Park Forest say new parking policy, vehicle tows are...
Cook County prosecutors seek to unionize in first major drive in decades
A group of assistant state’s attorneys seeks voluntary recognition of a bargaining unit that would...
As Cook County’s environmental justice policy takes shape, communities voice priorities and concerns
Plan to address gaps in community investment and support those historically overburdened by pollution and...
Cook County state’s attorney to push for prison sentences in machine gun cases
Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in...
‘Troubled’ Housing Authority of Cook County spent more than $60,000 at Six Flags
Hundreds of Housing Authority of Cook County employees and their families went to Six Flags...