Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch speaks during a press conference at RR Trade School in Melrose Park on April 14, 2025.

The state will likely be short 6,200 doctors by 2030. Meanwhile, over 12,000 state residents have an international medical ...

Cook County could soon launch a program to pay residents cash to help pay their property tax bills. The program would give $1,000 to residents struggling to pay rapidly-increasing taxes.

Homeowners in Cook County may soon see some relief from property tax increases. The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved eligibility rules for the Cook County Homeowner Relief ...

in Chicago, the sheriff’s office ... an independent investigation requested of the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force. The Cook County state’s attorney’s office said Thursday ...

Cook County is considering offering ... Gainer and others in the county worked with the University of Chicago to understand who had a sharp, unexpected increase in property taxes and who was ...

For example, that might include more participants who live in Chicago now that the city’s program has ended. About 15% of people in Cook County Promise lived in Chicago and the rest lived in the ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road ...

Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada has been ... Carlos Ramirez-Rosa resigned to take over as CEO of the Chicago Park District. The vacancy was created after former Ald.