Daywatch: Cook County housing authority workers say they struggle to pay bills
Her bills piled up. While she never fell behind on her mortgage payments, her credit card debt was “getting too out of ...
Older adults face financial, accessibility challenges living in suburban Cook County, study finds
AgeOptions finds financial insecurity, social isolation, housing issues and caregiver support needs for Cook County older ...
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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 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.
Justice Department sues Illinois, Chicago and Cook County over sanctuary status
The federal lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago, claims sanctuary policies in Illinois that keep local ...
Trump Justice Department sues Illinois and city of Chicago over immigration laws
Federal officials are asking a judge to bar the Illinois, Chicago, Cook County and the Cook County Sheriff from using local ...
Illinois Supreme Court justice's campaign took $40K contribution from crooked ex-Chicago alderman
Imprisoned former Ald. Edward M. Burke's Burnham Committee gave the money to a fund for Justice Joy V. Cunningham days after ...
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 ...
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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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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 ...
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Trump lawsuit: Chicago, Illinois and Cook County sued by DOJ over sanctuary city policies
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...
Trump administration sues Illinois, Cook County and Chicago over sanctuary immigration laws
President Donald Trump’s administration went to court Thursday to challenge sanctuary policies in the state of Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago that limit the powers of state and local ...