Trustee Jason House declares victory over Tiffany Henyard in Dolton, Illinois mayoral primary
Dolton, Illinois Village Trustee Jason House declared victory Tuesday night after trouncing embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard ...
Illinois lawmakers take on “equity theft” in tax lien sales
Adding an auction step could make tax-delinquent properties more expensive, but homeowners would receive excess proceeds.
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Cook County Launches $2 Million Grant Program to Support Community-Based Arts Projects in the Suburbs
The Cook County Creative Placemaking program will award grants of $50,000 to $250,000 to suburban-based nonprofit ...
More than 100 new accusers file child sex abuse lawsuits against Illinois juvenile detention centers
Dozens more victims have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted while in juvenile correction centers run by the state of Illinois and Cook County.
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Illinois looks to make delinquent tax sales fairer in wake of Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court ruled in May 2023 that tax sales as they've been practiced in several states unconstitutionally rob ...
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3 Cook County residents detained after stealing SUV, fleeing police at 130 mph: officials
Three Cook County residents are being detained after allegedly stealing a high-end SUV and leading police on a high-speed ...
Illinois secession bill passes out of Indiana committee, but even supporters aren’t totally on board
A bill to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border received initial approval Monday in an Indiana House committee, but some ...
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Food assistance need grows 12% in Illinois since 2019
Nearly 2 million Illinoisans, with around half in Cook County, relied on federal food assistance in October 2024, marking a ...