Public health officials confirmed the first two cases of measles in Cook County this year Wednesday — as the illness continues to spread across the country. One case is in a suburban Cook County ...

Higher assessments mean higher property tax bills. Tens of thousands of Cook County homeowners file appeals each year with the Cook County Assessor’s Office or the county’s Board of Review in ...

A study from the Cook County Treasurer's Office found nearly $2 billion in property taxes shifted from county businesses to the lowest income homeowners over just three years. The study found ...

Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly said Wednesday he is exploring a challenge to Toni Preckwinkle in the 2026 Democratic primary for Cook County Board president. Reilly, 42nd, told the Tribune he would ...

SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) -- It is graduation season. On Thursday, a graduation inside a Cook County courtroom celebrated individuals' successes who have over come legal obstacles by treating underlying ...

Leighton Criminal Courthouse during a hearing. The Cook County Sheriff's office said around 12:35 p.m., Richard Donta J. Cotton, 32, appeared for a hearing at the courthouse in connection with a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new study was just released Monday morning from the Cook County Treasurer's Office. The study reveals a nearly $2 billion shift in the property tax burden from business owners ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Aretha Miller holds up a photo of her missing sister, Cheretha Morrison, during the fifth Cook County Missing Persons Day at the Cook County medical examiner ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Health officials have reported the first two confirmed cases of measles in Cook County. AP file Share Editor’s note: City health officials said Thursday the ...

Cook County will soon distribute $1,000 payments to some homeowners who saw a significant spike in property taxes in the past years, the county announced in April. The Homeowner Relief Fund — a ...

Dr. Kiran Joshi will step into the role of chief operating officer at the Cook County Department of Public Health, a position he's held on an interim basis since January. The job makes him the ...

Cook County is saddled with a “broken system” of property tax appeals that gives breaks to business owners and wealthy white homeowners — while shifting nearly $2 billion of tax burden to ...