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Longtime Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle may be on her way to tying the record as the longest-tenured head of county government. With 89% of precincts reporting, the four-term leader of ...

Cook County approved a 2026 property tax levy of $13,780,089 on December 16, marking a 7.57% increase over the previous year. The approved levy is $969,788 higher than in 2025. Total budgeted expenses ...

Democratic primary battles formally launched Monday for two of Cook County’s top elected positions. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s bid for a fifth term is being challenged by Chicago ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle publicly unveiled her $10.1 billion 2026 budget Thursday, a slight increase from last year’s proposal that also girds against potential federal cuts and a ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a Cook County property tax relief plan that restricts the types of evidence the Cook County Board of Review can consider and requires online ...

Who is to blame for Chicago homeowners' skyrocketing property tax bills? Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi says the Cook County Board of Review is, for giving big tax cuts to places like Trump Tower.

The Democratic primary for Cook County Assessor may be the nastiest of the cycle, with an incumbent's track record versus a challenger's notorious surname. The big picture: Fritz Kaegi is running for ...

As she campaigns for a fifth term as Cook County Board president, Toni Preckwinkle is saying the unit of government she directly oversees hasn’t raised its base property tax levies over her 16 years ...