A Cook County Jail guard is continuing to recover after he was brutally attacked by a murder suspect last March. Now, a fundraiser is being planned to help the injured officer and his family.

Ben Cuomo dominated on faceoffs and Peyton Forte enjoyed a five-goal, two assist performance in Calvert Hall lacrosse’s win ...

Chicago had some of the worst disparities in the county, with businesses’ tax bills dropping nearly 20% while residential ...

Thousands of birds are expected to migrate over the Chicago area overnight, triggering a “Migration Alert” to help protect ...

If the state of Illinois comes through with the extra transit funding, the Pace suburban bus agency plans to use most of the ...

With the open water season just around the corner, the Cook County Coalition of Lake Associations is looking to engage lake, road, and property association members and others in a variety of hands-on ...

Holy cow, it’s budget time again. Departments will be told what county goals are—wouldn’t we all like to know that as well?

State lawmakers have proposed a circuit breaker that would offer help homeowners who have seen their tax bills spike by more ...

With only about 5.3% of Hunt County’s 72,400 registered voters participating in Saturday’s election, the results of the races were decided by fewer than 4,000 people total. Election results for ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new study was just released Monday morning from the Cook County Treasurer's Office. The study reveals a ...

A new report released by the Cook County Treasurer's Office finds the county's property tax burden is being shifted from businesses to homeowners. Treasurer Maria Pappas joins WGN's Ray Cortopassi ...

How Cook County’s property tax appeals system rewards businesses at the expense of homeowners Nearly $2 billion in ...