Samantha Steele and attorney say her drunken driving prosecution was ‘over the top’
Samantha Steele said she crashed a car because a tumor on her pituitary gland hit her optical nerve, affecting her peripheral vision, not because she was drunk.
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Cook County tax commissioner Samantha Steele not guilty in DUI trial
A judge declared Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele not guilty of driving under the influence late Tuesday morning.
Pro-Trump group tests officials’ patience with public testimony and triggers legal tangles
Cook County Commissioner Tara Stamps says public comments by the pro-Trump Chicago Flips Red group have crossed the line into threats, harassment and intimidation.
Mayor Brandon Johnson nominates former federal prosecutor to be Chicago inspector general
Mayor Brandon Johnson nominated former high-ranking federal prosecutor David Glockner to be Chicago's next inspector general Monday.
Months after late property tax bills, thousands are still waiting with no resolution in sight
Thousands of Cook County property owners are still waiting for bills they should have received last year, and tens of thousands are waiting for tax refunds.
‘R-rated Groundhog Day’: Cook County tax bills will be late this summer, officials predict
Commissioners are worried what to tell Cook County homeowners about bill timing or long-delayed refunds and local libraries and schools about detailed revenue projections.
Garfield Park neighbors and elected officials mourn wife and son of former Cook County commissioner
Officials said the widow and son of former Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer died in a murder-suicide.
New Cook County forest preserve boss expands conservation efforts amid federal retreat
For the past eight months, Adam Bianchi has settled into the job of managing Cook County’s public wetlands, prairies, trails, nature centers, pools and golf courses.
Cook County assessor: Tax break hopes for hundreds dashed because of bad applications
About 1,700 certificates of error — a one-page request to correct assessment mistakes — were turned in to Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office late last month.
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s agenda under fire in Springfield
For decades, Chicago mayors have fought uphill battles in the statehouse, but the efforts by some Democratic lawmakers to forestall Brandon Johnson are unusual.