Chicago and Cook County saw another steep decline in fatal opioid overdoses last year, records show, four years after a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Monday night's workshop was one of three being put on by the Cook County Assessor's Office this week in some of the neighborhoods hardest hit by property tax increases. But even with ...

The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version. The Cook County Board of Commissioners ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill (WGN) – A delay in property tax bills in Chicagoland comes as an unwelcome surprise for homeowners this holiday season. Despite being late, Cook County property tax bills are now ...

The Cook County, Ill., Bureau of Economic Development is using a new tech platform to administer one-time $1,000 grants to residents who are facing steep property tax increases. The Cook County ...

For children, Halloween is a day dominated by candy acquisition. For adults, it’s an excuse to throw a party, or scare some of those children during their quest for candy glory. In Cook County, though ...

CHICAGO — Monday is the first day for Cook County political candidates to file nominating petitions for the March primary election. Candidates or their representatives looking to file for the March 17 ...

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Cook County officials on Monday announced the opening of the Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund, a $15 million program to help homeowners who’ve seen their property tax bills rise substantially in ...

A Cook County senior is upset because his property tax refund is delayed, and it turns out what he thought was a small problem is actually a big mess affecting 25,000 taxpayers. A few years ago, Tom ...

LYONS TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WLS) -- It is money homeowners are owed but never received. The I-Team investigated complaints about delayed property tax refunds and disputes ...

With some residents facing record-high increases to their property taxes, Cook County commissioners on Thursday approved giving one-time payments of $1,000 to a limited number of households struggling ...