Typical property tax bill increased 78% on a Cook County residence since 2007. Median property values only rose 7.3%. That ...

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

Gordon said at a news conference Monday marking her 100th day in office at the Cook County office building in the Loop. The increase in requests for records could indicate growing concerns among ...

The Archdiocese of Chicago has filed a lawsuit claiming that at least 30 men fraudulently posed as victims of former priest ...

Prosecutors say in surveillance camera footage, the victim heard asking "Why?" and the offender responding with, "I had to." ...

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

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — New efforts are being made to protect immigrant families in Cook County, as County Clerk Monica Gordan stressed what she sees as fallout from President Donald Trump’s ...

But even behind bars he inspires fear, court documents show. Cook County court records show the now 21-year-old however has been charged with multiple crimes for his conduct in jail. Reyes ...

From hostage rescues to active shooter situations, the drills are based on actual encounters officers have faced in the field ...

CHICAGO — Chicago Police and Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday ... charge for allegedly stabbing another inmate in the county jail, records show.