Cook County Board of Review reopening tax appeals for 24 townships after dramatic bill increases

The Cook County Board of Review is reopening tax appeals for 24 townships until Dec. 12, but it only applies to future bills.

Cook County property taxpayers get another shot at appeals

Citing this year’s record property tax hikes, the Cook County Board of Review is giving taxpayers another brief shot at knocking down their bills for next year.

Stealing from one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen gets ex-Cook County judge 4 years of probation

Patricia Martin, former presiding judge of the juvenile court's child protection division, bilked a decorated WWII vet out of ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle buys $1M Kenwood home

Preckwinkle long has been a denizen of the nearby Hyde Park neighborhood, and has owned and lived in various condominium ...

Cook County’s top prosecutor touts increase in pretrial detention, urges electronic monitoring reform

Reviewing her first year in office, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke defends the increased requests for detention and ...

New Cook County Circuit Court chief judge sworn in for first time in over 20 years

Chief Judge Beach is an eight-year veteran of the bench. He took over for former Chief Judge Tim Evans, who served eight ...

3 men killed in I-57 crashes identified, Cook County medical examiner says

CHICAGO (WLS) -- All three people killed in crashes on Interstate 57 earlier this week have been identified. Those killed include Ruben F. Lujano, 50; Martese Williams, 33; and Daekwon Cunningham, 29, ...