Cook County sheriffÂ’s police officer Steve Hudak patrols Country Glen Apartments in an unincorporated area near Arlington Heights. Daily Herald File Photo, 2011 ...

According to the report, Cook County spends nearly $43 million annually to serve 126,034 residents in unincorporated areas — 2.4 percent of its total […] Skip to content All Sections ...

The sale of flavored e-cigarettes was banned in unincorporated Cook County by unanimous vote of the County Board on Thursday. The ordinance affects 42 retailers and is expected to only put a minor ...

Saying unincorporated areas of the suburbs take an inordinate amount of Cook County resources, county President Toni Preckwinkle is eyeing raising fees for those neighborhoods or getting them ...

Unincorporated areas don't pay taxes to a municipality but instead depend on county government for services. It's unfair, inefficient and needs to change—here's how it can.

Pushing some suburban areas to join municipalities might sound like a good idea to civic groups and politicians, but persuading residents is a much different matter.

Darryl Lloyd of unincorporated Chicago Heights was shocked to receive his latest property tax bill, which showed an ...

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle is delaying, but also expanding, plans to charge residents of unincorporated Cook County for services they now get for free, such as police protection.

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Cook County officials have unveiled a new interactive tool to help people find tax maps. The new Tax Map Viewer app provides free access and allows users to search for a ...

The Cook County Vehicle License, or a wheel tax, is an annual fee that allows cars registered in unincorporated Cook County to legally drive on roads. Deadline: June 30. Your ...