Cook County commissioners will have to buy liquor on their own dime and submit other expenses to the ethics board for reimbursement under a plan … Read more ›
Politics and government
Bill would let counties target wrongful exemptions
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Assessor Joe Berrios on Tuesday urged state lawmakers to give them more power to go after property owners … Read more ›
Residents torn over Preckwinkle’s push to end Cook County’s unincorporated areas
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Monday that she wants to accelerate efforts to get towns to annex into their borders the county’s 62 … Read more ›
Property tax streamlining sought in Cook County
Cook County commissioners on Tuesday adopted a watered-down plan for government offices to work on streamlining the property tax process, after Board President Toni Preckwinkle … Read more ›
Preckwinkle ices ICE proposal
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has thrown cold water on a proposal by a high-level federal official to end a months-long dispute over immigration … Read more ›
Cook County faces employee pension crisis, new report says
Cook County’s pension fund will go broke in 26 years without changes that could include an increase in employee contributions and later retirement ages, according … Read more ›
Wellness program for Cook County workers is unveiled
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Monday announced a new worker wellness program that’s all carrot and no stick, in contrast to a similar … Read more ›
With voters’ OK, municipalities have work to do on electricity deals
About 300 local governments statewide, about half in the Chicago region, held referendums Tuesday on whether to aggregate electricity, a process by which municipalities and … Read more ›
From the community
Stand for Children congratulates Representative Jim Durkin on his 82nd House District win in the Illinois primary
Attributable to Mary Anderson, Executive Director of Stand for Children “Stand for Children congratulates Representative Jim Durkin on his 82nd House District win in the … Read more ›
From the community
Stand for Children Congratulates Kirk Dillard on his 24th Senate District Win
“Stand for Children congratulates Senator Kirk Dillard on his 24th Senate District win in the Illinois primary. The citizens of Illinois and the voters of … Read more ›
