Cook County assessor fixes hundreds of misclassified properties following Tribune-Illinois Answers investigation
Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of ...
Cook County corrects tax roll error after $444M undervaluation
Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi fixed 491 of at least 620 properties that were misclassified or undervalued during the 2023 ...
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Cook County Wrestles Over CRE Property Valuations
There’s been ongoing controversy over property valuations in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago. And now multiple ...
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Cook County Assessor's Office Corrects Nearly $500 Million in Misclassified Property Values After Investigation
A Chicago Tribune investigation prompted Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi to correct nearly $500 million in misclassified ...
Cook County’s Democratic incumbents plant flags for 2026 re-election bids
With a year to go until the 2026 primary election, Democratic Cook County officials are marking their territory. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart, Treasurer Maria Pappas and ...
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Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon announces new DEI initiatives
In a news conference marking 100 days in office, Gordon said the increase in requests for birth certificates and marriage ...
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Cook County crash: Driver killed in Route 53 collision
A driver was killed early Sunday after a crash on Illinois Route 53 south of Higgins Road, according to Illinois State Police ...
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Illinois had nearly 10% fewer opioid overdose deaths in 2023. Nationwide decline was just 3%.
Advocates say community outreach and better naloxone distribution helped drive the state’s first decline since 2018.
Jury awards $10.5 million to husband of woman hit, killed on bike in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Sylwia Jarosz, 45, was riding her bicycle north on Wilke Road near Lake Cook Road when she was hit by a landscaping truck after a crash.