Given Democrats’ stranglehold on the Cook County Board, we appreciate Gabriella Hoxie’s realistic commitment to work across the aisle.

Toni Preckwinkle and Maria Pappas made the announcement promising on-time bills in a news release hours before Preckwinkle was to face her Democratic primary opponent in a debate.

Drivers in suburban Cook County won't have to wait days to see their traffic tickets anymore.

Toni Preckwinkle is the 35th president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, an office she has held since 2010. She is the first Black woman to be elected to the office. A dedicated and effective ...

A Circuit Court judge ruled that Cook County misspent millions of dollars in funding for transportation. The judge ruled the county's use of $243 million in tax revenue violated the Safe Roads ...

Cook County Crime Stoppers announced Wednesday that they are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old girl on Chicago's West Side ...

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The Queen of Chicago's 2026 St. Patrick's Day Parade will bring her Court to the Cook County Treasurer's Office to promote this year's event. Newly crowned Parade Queen Claire Cahill will be ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — After two shaky terms and voter anger about their property tax bills, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is in the fight of his political life. The Cook County Democratic Party is all-in ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Cook County is the second largest county in the country, with a massive budget. For the past 16 years, Toni Preckwinkle has been in charge. As she seeks her fifth term as ...

The incumbent points to a long and generally successful record, one of stable finances and solid management of a health care system relied on by hundreds of thousands of people. And she asserts that ...

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