This is the latest edition of a weekly newsletter on the crazy world of New Jersey politics. You can subscribe here. Coughlin talks about a bluer Trenton If Mikie Sherrill was the biggest winner of ...

The Cook County Board of Review typically gives taxpayers in townships a 30-day filing window for appeals. But "unprecedented ...

The budget is heavily geared toward funding health care and public safety, along with projects for building modular homes and ...

Just 43 days after Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle introduced the spending plan that closed a $102.6 million gap ...

Like the last several years, the 2026 budget does not include any layoffs or new taxes, fines or fees. The county has not ...

The sanitary sewer line will be built on a section of Route 20 from just west of Green Road to slightly west of Haines Road.

Featured on WGN Radio’s “Home Sweet Home Chicago” on Nov. 22, 2025: Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas joins the show to ...

Some homeowners are searching for answers as they grapple with hefty property tax bills. A new report from the Cook County Treasurer’s Office said declining values for downtown commercial properties ...

Sheriff Tom Dart’s Urban Farm Initiative at the Cook County jail has introduced composting to its existing garden.

Morrison is calling it a career on the Cook County Board, announcing Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2026 and bringing his decade-long run as the 17th District’s commissioner to a close.

Gateway Commerce Enterprise Zone could gain 15 more years as County Board backs rewrite ...

Illinois DOT reopens lanes to reduce Thanksgiving travel delays, details lane closures and detours statewide during holiday ...