For the third time since 2014, a bipartisan group wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to affect how state legislative ...

In 1850, a number of free Black abolitionists began settling in the territorial city of St. Paul and helped with the freedom ...

The second installments of Cook County property tax bills are due on Thursday, but residents have yet to receive their bills.

The U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and Chicago over sanctuary city policies has been ...

They are called certificates of error. They are supposed to help property owners correct mistakes in their assessments and get refunds when they're overcharged. But the I-Team found several cases in ...

Cook County’s fragmented domestic violence court system fails to provide adequate services and protect victims.

Francisco Perez “provided significant evidence of wrongdoing by others,” but no charges were brought against those ...

Francisco Perez, who served as a chief hearings officer under former assessor Joseph Berrios, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to ...

Currently, 14 schools in Manatee County are at or over capacity. Some of the biggest boundary map changes could impact students at Harvey Elementary School, Sugg Middle School and Parrish ...

Cook County Dems stay out of heated Senate race — endorse Patrick Hynes over incumbent assessor The Cook County Democratic Party Central Committee met for day two of slating and opted for an ...

Illinois State Politics Cook County Dems back Croke for comptroller, no endorsement for Senate race Illinois state Rep. Margaret Croke proposed legislation to ban corporal punishment in private ...

East Orange County resident Jimmy Hester says the Orange County commissioners’ motion to pass the rural boundary amendment and the voluntary annexation clause will allow him to maintain his ...