Democratic primary battles formally launched Monday for two of Cook County’s top elected positions. Cook County Board ...

As election season kicks off in earnest and the Springfield veto session hurtles to its conclusion, Cook County Board ...

Dragging carts full of petition papers to get on the March primary ballot, candidates for Cook County offices filled the ...

Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a Cook County property tax relief plan that restricts the types of evidence the Cook County Board of Review can consider and requires online transparency. During a ...

Landlords behind recent apartment deals are shelling out donations to Patrick Hynes in primary contest with incumbent Fritz ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Hundreds of properties throughout Cook County are being misclassified or undervalued, resulting in a significant loss in tax dollars. That's according to an investigation by ...

The Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund will pay $1,000 to eligible homeowners who saw a property tax increase of 50% or more ...

One local woman is still owed more than $9, 000, but her hold up started years before the computer upgrade mess.

A former top official in the Cook County Assessor’s Office was sentenced to two years of probation on Tuesday after admitting to taking bribes and, later, helping the feds investigate corruption ...

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Some candidates lined up hours before the week-long filing window opened at 9 a.m. to turn in their stacks of petitions in ...