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Former high-level assessor’s office employee under Berrios charged with taking bribes from lawyer

January 10, 2025 at 6:02 p.m.

A former high-ranking director in then-Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios' office has been charged with...

January 2, 2025 at 5:03 p.m.

Opioid overdose deaths in Cook County dropped dramatically in 2024, according to preliminary data from...

December 27, 2024 at 4:50 p.m.

Samantha Steele, the Cook County Board of Review commissioner arrested last month for driving under...

December 23, 2024 at 1:21 p.m.

Experts and county stakeholders have long criticized parallel electronic monitoring programs as wasteful, but soon...

December 20, 2024 at 12:02 p.m.

County records indicate more than $120 million was spent on settlements this year.

December 12, 2024 at 2:02 p.m.

Clerk Monica Gordon announced Thursday that couples interested in tying the knot in 2025 can...

December 12, 2024 at 3:58 p.m.

Undervalued commercial property likely means homeowners across Cook County have paid more in property taxes...

December 4, 2024 at 6:15 p.m.

Former Cook County assistant state’s attorney Nicholas Trutenko called the prosecution that he won in...

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December 2, 2024 at 5:50 p.m.

Mariyana Spyropoulos beat incumbent Clerk Iris Martinez with promises to be more transparent, ethical and...

December 2, 2024 at 4:37 p.m.

Samantha Steele did not address the incident during the meeting, only congratulating fellow commissioner Larry...