Proposed investments in the budget also include $3 million for a generative AI pilot project to "enhance operational ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle publicly unveiled her $10.1 billion 2026 budget Thursday, a slight increase from last year’s proposal that also girds against potential federal cuts and a ...

We’re headed into pretty tough waters here, turmoil,” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said. “And I would ...

Almost four years after a Chicago Public Schools teacher was shot and killed by her Illinois State Police trooper husband, ...

We met with Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and were disheartened to hear that her people still can’t say when property tax bills will be ready.

The president is attempting to assert more control over the historically independent Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

A Cook County program to help homeowners walloped by property tax hikes between 2021 and 2023 is now taking applications. The ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveiled a proposed $10 billion budget Thursday that includes no tax hikes or ...

Cook County updates its Homeowner Relief Fund, expanding eligibility and extending the application deadline for property tax ...

Cook County commissioners are calling on other county officeholders to help sound the alarm if federal immigration agents turn up at county courthouses and other public facilities, but some officials ...

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Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program. Under the direction of the Cook County Bureau of Economic Development, ...