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 ...

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

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

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

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. ( ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Monday that she is running for another term. Preckwinkle cited her concerns with the Trump administration as a reason to run for reelection.

The Chicago area’s population is finally growing again, with the metro area and Cook County among those nationally that added the most total residents last year, according to new Census Bureau ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said her office is reinforcing its diversity, equity and inclusion measures amid “threatening rhetoric and cruel policies” from the federal government that are ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon on Monday announced she will appoint the office’s first deputy clerk of diversity, equity and inclusion. On the left is Brian Johnson, CEO of LGBTQ civil rights ...

Here in Cook County, we are embracing innovation and putting the public’s needs first. I believe this model can serve as a blueprint for agencies nationwide looking to stretch their budgets ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordan has received a surge in requests for birth certificates and marriage licenses due to fears of mass deportations under President Donald Trump’s immigration ...