Minnesota’s history is filled with defining moments that left a lasting imprint on the land, from its early Indigenous ...

Some Cook County Board members are requesting closer scrutiny of the mosquito districts following an investigation by the county’s inspector general that resulted in calls for members of the ...

CHICAGO — Cook County is trying to make navigating its services easier for people, regardless of what language they speak. Starting Tuesday, people who may not speak English but need help from the ...

Not much is left of a once-thriving, tidy little encampment tucked inside a Cook County forest preserve in Des Plaines. Even ...

(The Center Square) – An Illinois county is moving forward with plans to expand a taxpayer-funded guaranteed income program for residents. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced ...

Hopefuls were already staking their claims Wednesday to vie for three major property tax offices on the 2026 ballot: county assessor and two seats on the county’s Board of Review.

I support a bill that would raise the income level for the senior freeze and allow homeowners to make periodic payments of ...

Esther Yoon-Ji Kang/WBEZ Share Cook County’s pilot program to provide guaranteed income to more than 3,000 people did what it was intended to do, early findings suggest — it helped provide ...

On April 10, 2025, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved further revisions to the Commission on Human Rights’ regulations implementing the county’s paid leave ordinance. Many private ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer is leading an effort to give one-time payments of $1,000 to residents who have had the biggest hikes in their property ...