Appeals system raised property tax bills for Cook County homeowners, report says By A.D. Quig May 5, 2025 at 11:01 a.m. Cook County homeowners’ bills grew by a total of about 7% over the span of...
Downtown alderman considering Cook County Board run against Preckwinkle By A.D. Quig April 30, 2025 at 4:10 p.m. Ald. Brendan Reilly told the Tribune he would make a final decision in the coming...
Federal cuts threaten program that allows suburban libraries to share books By Molly Morrow April 28, 2025 at 3:57 p.m. A program that allows Chicago-area libraries to share books is in jeopardy after President Donald...
Cook County Circuit Court clerk reports progress on transparency promises By A.D. Quig April 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Mariyana Spyropoulos campaigned on running a tighter ship than her predecessors, promising better transparency around...
Police warn teens that ‘Senior Assassin’ or ‘Paranoia’ game could be deadly By Daniel I. Dorfman April 24, 2025 at 4:28 p.m. Police are warning teens that playing "Senior Assassin," especially ambushing or trespassing while wearing masks,...
2 Maine South choral students picked for special national choir: ‘Selection … is truly humbling’ By Pioneer Press April 22, 2025 at 4:38 p.m. Two Maine South High School sophomores were selected to perform in a special choir during...
Donning hats and coats, scores of kids searched for Easter eggs during annual springtime hunt in Park Ridge By Kaitlin Mikrut April 22, 2025 at 6:03 a.m. Despite April showers over Easter weekend, the weather didn’t stop families from showing up Saturday...
With Cook County Jail’s population again on the rise, officials weigh the reasons By Madeline Buckley April 20, 2025 at 6:55 p.m. After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that...
Tangled rivalries complicate campaigns for Cook County property tax offices By A.D. Quig April 16, 2025 at 5:27 p.m. Hopefuls were already staking their claims Wednesday to vie for three major property tax offices on...
Niles Police Department remembers Officer Zourkas’ 2005 line of duty death and ‘enduring impact’ By Jessi Virtusio April 15, 2025 at 3:56 p.m. Twenty years – to the day – after a Niles police officer died in the...