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…
Today in Chicago History: The ‘ragged stranger’ case
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on June 21, according to the Tribune’s…
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 property tax bills will again be late, Preckwinkle says
Property tax bills will be roughly two months late this year, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said…
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,…
Tax collection rates drop in neighborhoods with big hikes
Property owners in Chicago neighborhoods slammed with big bill increases have come up short paying them in full,…
Vendors silently fade from Chicago streets during ICE surge
Restaurant owners entered 2025 feeling optimistic, according to data from the 2025 Square Future of Restaurants report. With…
Hundreds without a home due to storm damage in Mount Prospect
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. – Mount Prospect firefighters say it was a microburst that hit a large condo building…
Roof of suburban apartment building torn off by severe storms – NBC Chicago
The roof of a suburban apartment building was torn to pieces by severe thunderstorms storms that swept through…
Cook County public health head fired for not renewing medical license
The former leader of Cook County’s Public Health Department, who was quietly terminated late last year, has reached…