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New online tool helps Cook County property taxpayers see where their dollars go

Cook County treasurer's office tool compares how much in total dollars each property’s bill increased or decreased between 2021 and 2022.

November 28, 2023

In frigid temperatures, candidates line up to submit petitions for March 19 primary

Hundreds of candidates for state and federal offices and their surrogates lined up outside the Illinois State Board of Elections office on Monday to file petitions for the March 19 primary.

November 27, 2023

More than four dozen file to run for county offices, including to replace Kim Foxx as state’s attorney

Mariyana Spyropoulos filed to run against incumbent Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Martinez in the March 19 Democratic primary.

November 27, 2023

Construction on Brighton Park migrant camp to begin with state involvement this week despite aldermanic opposition

Gov. J.B. Pritzker revealed the upcoming activity at the lot on 38th Street and California Avenue in Brighton Park as well as plans for a new temporary housing facility in Little Village that will serve as the state’s first migrant shelter.

November 27, 2023

Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady, humanitarian and small-town Baptist

Hundreds turned out to salute Rosalynn Carter on Monday as the former U.S. first lady and global humanitarian made her final journey from her rural hometown to the Jimmy Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta.

November 27, 2023

Pritzker administration sought migrant tent camp proposals before Mayor Brandon Johnson took office, records show

State documents indicate the concept for housing migrants in tents took shape not at City Hall but within Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration

November 27, 2023

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were not only a global power couple but also best friends and life mates

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter could not remember their first meeting. She was a newborn. He wasn’t long out of diapers himself, a would-be U.S. president peering down at the future first lady his mother had delivered a few days earlier.

November 26, 2023

Brandon Johnson won office with a nontraditional vision for policing. Does his first CPD budget line up?

Does Mayor Johnson's first budget for the Chicago Police Department line up with his campaign promises on transforming public safety initiatives?

November 25, 2023

Candidates lining up to succeed Kim Foxx as Cook County state’s attorney

Three candidates have so far announced, but the list might grow as hopefuls begin turning in petitions to be placed on the ballot.

November 24, 2023

With less than 6 weeks before deadline, 3,400 gun owners have registered guns covered by state ban

A controversial gun registration requirement in Illinois' sweeping ban on high-powered firearms got off to a slow start.

November 24, 2023

James ‘Pate’ Philip, former Illinois Senate president who once symbolized suburban Republicanism, dies

Philip, of Wood Dale, served 36 years in the Illinois General Assembly and was the longest-serving Republican Senate president.

November 22, 2023

Democratic PAC shifts cash out of its account as it gets hit with one of the biggest state election board fines ever

Hidden spending by Democratic group gave major boosts to two new Illinois Supreme Court justices in 2022 election.

November 21, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy struggles to gain traction with Iowa Republicans

While Vivek Ramaswamy is packing his schedule with stops across Iowa, including multiple events on Tuesday and Wednesday, he has failed to move up in the 2024 Republican primary race and is increasingly at risk of becoming an afterthought.

November 21, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court questions timing of redistricting challenge seeking new maps for 2024

Conservative justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court questioned why it was being asked Tuesday to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps in a redistricting case that Democrats hope will result in new, more favorable legislative maps for elections in 2024.

November 21, 2023

Asylum-seekers cleared from once-crowded Chicago police station as city begins to enact new policies

Some advocates applaud the effort but raise concerns migrants may still wind up on the streets with 60-day shelter stay policy.

November 20, 2023

President Joe Biden issues disaster declaration for September rains, allowing federal assistance for south suburbs

A spokesperson with Preckwinkle’s office said Calumet City residents have filed 1,043 damage reports filed compared to 152 damage reports from Chicago residents and 51 from Dolton residents.

November 20, 2023

Rosalynn Carter’s tiny hometown of Plains, Ga. mourns a global figure who made many contributions at home

All around the town of Plains, Georgia neighbors mourned the death of their matriarch, former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, while worrying about their patriarch, former President Jimmy Carter.

November 20, 2023

Mayor Johnson’s budget relies on tens of millions in additional fines

Johnson’s 2024 financial package counts on $46 million more in fines and fees than this year, a 15% increase.

November 20, 2023

Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter, global humanitarian and political partner to 39th president Jimmy Carter, dead at 96

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. president and their four decades thereafter as global humanitarians, has died at the age of 96.

November 19, 2023

Reactions to the death of Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and global humanitarian

Reactions are coming in regarding the death of Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and global humanitarian.

November 19, 2023

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