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.

In 1980, political activist Pat Quinn, who would later become governor, led a successful effort to change the Illinois ...

Taverns and saloons were an integral part of Irish and German immigrants’ lives and social connections in the 19th century. Social Turners, a German American gymnastics club, founded its Chicago ...

The apartment project, seven years in the making under company GW Properties, was sold to Northbrook-based J2 Equities last ...

Wine & Harvest Festival celebrates the autumn harvest with grape stomping, pumpkin regatta races (picture people paddling ...

Welcome to Cedarburg, Wisconsin, the small town with an oversized personality that somehow remains one of the state’s best-kept secrets. Cedarburg’s historic downtown buildings tell stories in brick ...

A look at the contaminated wells, legal battles, and unanswered questions facing southern West Virginia: Part 3 In our past ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton paid an unofficial visit on day two of the Cook County Democratic ...

Individuals in Cook County have an opportunity this week to clear overdue moving traffic violation fees without paying ...

Chicagoans would face increased risks if specialized mosquito abatement districts were weakened or dismantled.

Also known as the "border bill," the legislation would establish an "Indiana-Illinois boundary adjustment commission," with six members appointed by Indiana's governor and five members appointed under ...