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%...
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‘Right thing to do’ or ‘feel-good’ PR? Suburbs split on whether ICE bans on municipal property actually work.
A year after Operation Midway Blitz, questions linger whether local laws prohibiting immigration enforcement on...
Charlie Kirk supporters host vigil in hometown year after his killing
Dozens gathered at the Lakewood Chapel in Arlington Heights to remember Charlie Kirk in his...
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...
Nature journaling club members ‘fill their cup’ by noticing natural world
Maureen Murphy created the Chicago Nature Journaling Club in 2021, which documents experiences in Forest...
Prospect Heights zoning board to review proposed new hangars at Chicago Executive Airport
New York-based Sky Harbour’s proposal for seven new hangars at Chicago Executive Airport will go...
Cook County watchdog finds Samantha Steele offered job to opponent
Cook County's watchdog has found that Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele made "an offer...
Judges frequently order pretrial detention even when risk score is low: report
Judges often hold defendants in jail while awaiting trial, even when given a low score...