A recent analysis from the Cook County Treasurer's Office revealed that property taxes for some homeowners in the south and southwest suburbs will significantly increase. Cook County Treasurer ...

Experts predict a property tax apocalypse in Cook County's south suburbs because the same assessment increase there can hit homeowners harder. Anne Dugravot and her husband bought their dream home ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A fatal crash shut down lanes of I-55 near Burr Ridge on Sunday morning, according to Illinois ...

Cook County will open warming centers in the north, south and west suburbs to help residents combat the extremely cold conditions forecast for Tuesday evening through Thursday. The National ...

The officials CRE often paint as foes are aiming to reshape the tax assessment system to increase its transparency.

A large fire broke out at an apartment complex in unincorporated Cook County on Tuesday evening, leaving at least three people injured.

Bringing Cook County resources such as vaccination clinics into communities is a priority of Kisha McCaskill, the new Cook County commissioner for the 5th District, which covers several south suburbs.

Under Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s estimates, homeowners will pay 49% of Chicago’s property tax burden, while commercial owners ...

This Black History Month, the spotlight shines on three outstanding women representing the South Suburbs in Cook County positions.

Several days after Tara Stamps was appointed as a Cook County board commissioner in the summer of 2023, heavy storms flooded homes in her district’s West Side neighborhoods — including her own. “So I ...

Note: This story is the third in a three-part series featuring women leaders in Cook County government. It’s only been two ...

A former employee of Cook County’s property-tax appeal agency ... district covering the North Side of Chicago and northern suburbs. In police body-camera video from her DUI arrest, Steele ...