Amid rising property tax bills in Chicago, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi – whose office plays a key role in determining ...

Downtown developers support challenger, not longtime incumbent, in the March 17 Democratic primary for Cook County Board President.

Proposed legislation would make Illinois compliant with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision stating property owners are ...

The debate over how to respond to President Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to carry out the largest mass deportation ...

Brendan Reilly, one of the more conservative Democrats on the City Council, looks to unseat Toni Preckwinkle, who doubles as ...

For the second straight primary season, more than half the races for Cook County circuit judge on the March 17 ballot are uncontested, with just 45 candidates vying for 28 open seats.

Preckwinkle, who turns 79 in March, is seeking a fifth term leading the county’s legislative body in the 2026 election. While ...

In the battle between Preckwinkle and Reilly, a reflection of the Chicago Democratic party's two factions plays out.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said though Eileen O'Neill Burke is “deeply concerned” about the “abhorrent ...

Longtime Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is facing a Democratic primary challenge for her seat from Chicago Ald.

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas held stock for years in a company with a major contract working in her office, a potential ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is seeking a fifth term in office and is facing off against longtime Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) in the Democratic primary.