When the first official map of Inglewood was drawn, Seattle was still smoldering and Washington wasn’t yet a state.

Property taxes in Cook County are based on the assessed value of a home, business or land. The Cook County Assessor’s Office ...

County Commissioner Donna Miller said Black women in Illinois are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than white women.

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 ...

With some residents facing record-high increases to their property taxes, Cook County commissioners on Thursday approved giving one-time payments of $1,000 to a limited number of households ...

A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road construction and get around the Chicago area faster this summer. The Cook County Department of Transportation released its 2025 ...

Illinois and Cook County's minimum wage will soon go up once again. Beginning in 2025, the state and county's minimum wage will officially increase to $15 an hour for non-tipped employees.

At first glance, the new dashboard map looks like a kaleidoscope of colors. However, a dive further into the tool reveals how vast problems like opioid-related deaths are in Cook County.

Lenders slowed down with Chicago-area foreclosure filings in July and August. Cook County recorded 731 foreclosure lawsuits started by lenders in July and 645 in August, rising from June’s total ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Share Cook County officials are projecting an estimated $218 million budget gap next year ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Democratic Party has named an interim Cook County Clerk and a candidate for the November election Friday following the death of Karen Yarbrough. The Cook County ...

Several services at the Cook County Clerk's Office, including creating and distributing paper copies of birth, death and marriage certificates were delayed following the death of Cook County Clerk ...