Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle publicly unveiled her $10.1 billion 2026 budget Thursday, a slight increase from last year’s proposal that also girds against potential federal cuts and a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The battle over Chicago mayoral petitions is ramping up, all while the tab for taxpayers continues to grow. Toni Preckwinkle is pushing ahead with her challenges against four women in ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's budget plan relies on new or higher taxes on cigarettes, ammunition, guns, and gambling machines, but also fulfills her 2010 campaign pledge to eliminate ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined a coalition of other county leaders in Washington, D.C., on Monday to announce an organized push for federal support of guaranteed income programs.

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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is projected to win her Democratic nomination and a fifth term, as no Republican candidate is running. President Preckwinkle tells ABC7 this will be her ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is ready to close the books on what has been an "up and down" year for her. This week, Preckwinkle presided over the final county board ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is pitching a good news budget for next year: no layoffs, new taxes or tax hikes. Her proposed $9.89 billion spending plan includes investments in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- In an Eyewitness News exclusive, another high profile politician's SUV is caught by Chicago's speed cameras. It comes after we first revealed Mayor Rahm Emanuel's motorcade racked up ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Monday that she is running for another term. Preckwinkle cited her concerns with the Trump administration as a reason to run for reelection. "Now ...