The Housing Authority of Cook County in Chicago is facing a multi-million dollar budget shortfall and will halt new voucher ...

The agency attributes the shortfall to an increase in its voucher usage rate and rising rents, which eat into its limited ...

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

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.

A 40-year-old suburban man has been charged with attempted murder in a West Side Chicago shooting. Police say the victim was ...

Progressive Jessica Vásquez was a frontrunner for the county post from the moment Carlos Ramirez-Rosa kicked off the musical ...

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That massive growth funneled $5.84 billion into the special districts designed to spur redevelopment and eradicate blight, according to five years of reports on TIF districts published by the Cook ...

Two measles cases have been confirmed in Cook County amid the latest 2025 outbreak, public health officials announced ...

A Chicago homeowner’s fight for property tax relief reveals shortcomings with Cook County’s assessments and appeals process ...

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