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Anthony Mitchell, right, celebrates with attorneys Andrea Lyon, left, and Russell Ainsworth at a news conference outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on March 10, 2025, after a federal jury awarded over $120 million in damages to him and John Fulton in their civil trial for wrongful conviction. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Cook County to pay $15M civil rights settlement, $28M for medical malpractice cases

May 15, 2025 at 4:15 p.m.

John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell sued the Chicago Police Department and the county in 2020 alleging they were railroaded as teenagers and falsely confessed to murder.

The office of Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is seen on Jan. 29, 2025, at the Cook County Building. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Cook County property tax bills likely to be delayed

May 14, 2025 at 7:39 a.m.

Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is blaming Tyler Technologies, the contractor in charge of updating the data systems across the county’s property tax offices, for the delay.

Mayor Brandon Johnson during an interview at Chicago City Hall on May 8, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s second year found him fighting unexpected battles

May 12, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

As Mayor Brandon Johnson marks two years in office, some of the thorniest issues have come from unexpected fronts: education and Chicago's political left.

Guy "Chip" Chipparoni waits to greet the plane carrying the Stanley Cup at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling ahead of Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz's day with the cup on Aug. 9, 2015. Chipparoni is president and CEO of Res Publica Group, a PR firm whose clients include the Wirtz family’s corporation, which owns the Blackhawks. (Michael Noble Jr./baiduhai)

Mayor Brandon Johnson names PR veteran to lead Chicago tourism agency board

May 5, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

Guy Chipparoni is the President and CEO Of Res Publica Group, a PR firm whose major clients include the White Sox, Lollapalooza parent company C3, and the Wirtz family’s corporation.

Chicago City Hall and the Cook County Building are seen on Sept. 3, 2020. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Democrats pick new Cook County Board member for NW Side seat

May 5, 2025 at 4:44 p.m.

Progressive Jessica Vásquez was a frontrunner for the county post from the moment Carlos Ramirez-Rosa kicked off the musical chairs by taking the Park District job.

Keyon plays basketball with his cousins near the intersection of South Laflin and West 63rd streets during the first week of spring in the West Englewood community on March 24, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Appeals system raised property tax bills for Cook County homeowners, report says

May 5, 2025 at 11:01 a.m.

Cook County homeowners’ bills grew by a total of about 7% over the span of the report, and the increases fell more on lower-income Black and Latino taxpayers.

The Christopher Columbus statue in Arrigo Park was removed in 2020. (Alyssa Pointer/baiduhai)

Chicago Park District announces deal over Columbus statues lawsuit

May 2, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

The city will loan the small Columbus statue removed from Arrigo Park in July 2020 to the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans for display in a nearby museum.

Ald. Brendan Reilly, 42nd, at a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall on Dec. 11, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Downtown alderman considering Cook County Board run against Preckwinkle

April 30, 2025 at 4:10 p.m.

Ald. Brendan Reilly told the Tribune he would make a final decision in the coming weeks, but claimed he'd been approached to take on board President Toni Preckwinkle.

New Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos speaks after her ceremonial swearing-in at the Daley Center on Dec. 2, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Cook County Circuit Court clerk reports progress on transparency promises

April 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Mariyana Spyropoulos campaigned on running a tighter ship than her predecessors, promising better transparency around court operations and stricter ethics enforcement.

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks during a news conference to sign the Dignity in Pay Act into law at the Access Living of Metro Chicago on Jan. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton first major Democrat to declare bid for retiring Dick Durbin’s Senate seat

April 24, 2025 at 7:07 p.m.

Juliana Stratton, who has served as Illinois' lieutenant governor, has been public about her interest in Dick Durbin’s seat.

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