Early voting starts, Cook County clerk says consolidated elections ‘impact residents’ daily lives’
Early voting started Monday in suburban Cook County and voters will have until the end of March to cast their ballot in the ...
Cook County’s Democratic incumbents plant flags for 2026 re-election bids
With a year to go until the 2026 primary election, Democratic Cook County officials are marking their territory. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart, Treasurer Maria Pappas and ...
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Family files lawsuit against Cook County after man goes misidentified for 6 weeks in morgue
The West Roger Park family said they called medical ... RELATED | Families protest, sue after allegedly not told relatives at Cook County Medical Examiner's Office In a past statement the Cook ...
Cook County assessor fixes hundreds of misclassified properties following Tribune-Illinois Answers investigation
Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of properties it misclassified.
Stone Park nightclub shooting leaves 21-year-old woman dead; police say security guard taken into custody, released
A security guard was taken into custody and later released, police say, following a deadly shooting early Saturday morning ...
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Chicago police officer's gun found unattended in bathroom at Cook County courthouse, officials say
Leighton Criminal Courthouse, at West 26th Street and South California Avenue, Cook County officials said. Sheriff's deputies reported that a firearm was found in a women's bathroom on the sixth ...
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The Chicago metro area and Cook County are growing again
After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.