Prospect Heights

Cook County Board seats in play, with new faces guaranteed among 17 commissioners

March 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Up for grabs in primary elections Tuesday are two suburban districts covering much of the...

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 4, 2026 at 5:44 p.m.

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

February 4, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Drivers pulled over for traffic violations in a growing number of Cook County suburbs will...

February 2, 2026 at 6:24 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s executive protection detail is budgeted to cost up to...

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...