Planning and Zoning Administrator talks amendending zoning ordinance with an eye toward supporting affordable house ...

The Forest Preserve District of Cook County has mapped the largest specimen of each tree species identified in the preserves and has made it easier for people to find these “champions.” ...

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the Press Telegram has published a series of posters that profiles the unique racing vehicles and their drivers who ...

The Cook County Office of Emergency Management manages the County-wide E-911 addressing system. The role of the Emergency 911 Addressing system is to provide the public with competent, timely and ...

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.

Just in time for this summer’s property tax bills, the Cook County Board has finalized plans for a one-time relief program for a small slice of taxpayers. The program will dole out $13.6 million ...

(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 the ...

Cook County’s top prosecutor says she does not believe the chief judge can safely administer electronic monitoring and she has instructed her lawyers to object every time it is imposed against ...

Cook County's guaranteed income program helped recipients feel more financially stable and less stressed, according to a survey. The county's two-year program sent $500 checks with no strings ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Cook County is moving to the next phase of its guaranteed income program after the pilot launched in 2022. The program leveraged $42,000,000 in federal funding provided by ...

Chief Cook County Judge Timothy Evans’ office had no immediate comment. Until last week, the program had been run by the sheriff’s office but it was transferred to the Adult Probation ...

When Nikita Smith Jr. began receiving $500 monthly payments from Cook County back in 2022, he said it allowed him for the first time to begin budgeting his money, stay on top of his bills and get much ...