The Cook County state’s attorney’s office on Tuesday hit back at an effort to appoint an outside prosecutor to investigate ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle easily fended off a challenge from longtime Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly in the ...

The Chicago Board of Elections said early voting numbers for the 2026 Illinois primary election Tuesday are already higher ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle was vying for a fifth term, and Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly has conceded the ...

Two incumbents of a Cook County agency responsible for making decisions about taxpayers’ property assessment appeals faced ...

The battle for the Cook County Board presidency was anticipated to be one of the most intriguing on the Illinois Primary ...

The Cook County Assessor is in charge of appraising the county’s land parcels and handling tax incentives, exemptions and ...

A Cook County judge will decide whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate federal immigration officers' actions ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi conceded to challenger Pat Hynes in the race for the Democratic nomination, while Cook ...

Rising property taxes have political consequences. Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes unseated incumbent Fritz Kaegi by ...

Last year, Chicago's median residential tax bill in the city rose 16.7%, to $4,457, the largest percentage increase in at ...

Source: Election results are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Neil Berg ...