This case and another taking aim at suburban counties are moving forward in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2023 that said tax sales violate private property rights guaranteed by the ...

ILLINOIS – The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow. Those for separating point to things like high taxes and a ...

Chief Cook County Judge Timothy ... issue in the more than 70 counties that rely on the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services. A study by the nonprofit Transparency Chicago found that 80% of ...

In the hope of getting more representation, a movement began for rural counties of Illinois to leave Chicago, and Cook County in particular, behind. Since the movement began, 33 Illinois counties have ...

a movement began for rural counties of Illinois to leave Chicago, and Cook County in particular, behind. Since the movement began, 33 Illinois counties have passed "advisory referenda" to secede ...

at least two dozen counties voted affirmatively on the non-binding initiatives. The reasoning behind the referendums, according to supporters, is that the city of Chicago and Cook County have a ...

A suspect was arrested after a car connected to multiple burglaries in Lake and Cook counties was spotted during ... in several different towns in Lake County and Cook County.