Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is not ready to retire. On Monday, her 78th birthday, Preckwinkle announced she’ll seek a fifth term to lead the nation’s second-most populous county. ( ...

With a year to go until the 2026 primary election, Democratic Cook County officials are marking their territory. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart, Treasurer Maria Pappas and ...

A Chicago Tribune investigation prompted Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi to correct nearly $500 million in misclassified ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi fixed 491 of at least 620 properties that were misclassified or undervalued during the 2023 ...

Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of ...

Preckwinkle cited building upon efforts of her current tenure such as criminal justice reform, expanding health care access ...

There’s been ongoing controversy over property valuations in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago. And now multiple ...

A Cook County fugitive is in custody and facing a new charge after violating the terms of his electronic monitoring, ...

A driver was killed early Sunday after a crash on Illinois Route 53 south of Higgins Road, according to Illinois State Police ...

More than half of those charged in Cook County with felony firearm cases involving modified weapons have been detained ...

In a news conference marking 100 days in office, Gordon said the increase in requests for birth certificates and marriage ...

A Cook County Sheriff's Police officer struck a pedestrian with a squad car, critically injuring them on Milwaukee Avenue in ...