Data centers and tax breaks: How we reported the story
The Illinois Answers Project and Chicago Tribune used third-party databases, county records and municipal sources in Elk Grove…
Cook County settles with family of man who hanged himself in jail cell
The Cook County Board on Thursday approved a $4.5 million settlement to the family of a man who…
Cook County tax buyer industry would be phased out in ‘equity theft’ bill
In the waning days of Springfield’s spring session, Cook County leaders appear to have ended a years-long stalemate,…
Retired Chicago Fire Department firefighter Viorel ‘Wally’ Stirbu climbs Mount Everest, completes Seven Summits challenge
DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) — A retired firefighter from Rogers Park who was born in Romania has climbed…
Chicago man charged in $31K iPhone theft at Des Plaines facility: officials
DES PLAINES, Ill. – A Chicago man has been charged with stealing $31,000 worth of iPhones, according to…
High-speed police chase through Chicago suburbs ends in arrest
article Anthony Miller | DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office OAK BROOK, Ill. – A Des Plaines man accused…
Cook County sheriff’s license plate reader deal draws opposition
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s push to expand the network of automatic license plate readers under his control…
2 Chicago area YMCA buildings, West Loop headquarters up for sale
Two long-shuttered YMCA facilities and the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago’s West Loop headquarters have gone up for sale,…
‘Major flooding’ expected on Des Plaines River in multiple suburbs – NBC Chicago
The Chicago area has been inundated with rain in recent days, and several local rivers are rising rapidly.…
Chicago Public School students rally against ICE sweeps
Cheers of “Viva la Raza” and “Viva Mexico” echoed down East Wacker Drive, bouncing off the skyscrapers back…