The Latest Breaking News from Cook County

Cook County lowers adoption filing fee

The fee now matches that of DuPage, Will and McHenry counties. Some attorneys said they had filed adoptions in the collar counties because it was cheaper.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2022

Homeowners were in line for lower property tax bills. Here’s why they likely won’t get them.

The Cook County Board of Review often slashes commercial property assessments, saying it is just correcting mistakes by Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office. But that results in higher taxes, mostly for homeowners, who deserve more transparency on the board’s operations.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2022

Still no movement in R. Kelly cases in Illinois' Cook County

CHICAGO — Two months after R. Kelly’s second federal trial concluded, there has been no apparent movement in his Cook County cases.

Chicago Tribune · Nov 14, 2022

Health officials urge suburban residents to get COVID booster, flu shot ahead of holidays

The Boost Up campaign will run a series of ads throughout suburban Cook County, according to a statement by the Cook County Department of Public Health.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 6, 2022

Pregnant woman facing murder charge to be released from jail after community group provides bond

Keshia Golden is a rare case in Cook County where most defendants charged with the state’s most serious crime are held in custody while they await trial. But Golden’s circumstances are also unique: she’s eight months pregnant.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 4, 2022

Citing state law, judge reduces bail for pregnant woman facing murder charge

Judge Mary Marubio said she believed it was in the best interests of Keshia Golden’s child not to be born in Cook County Jail.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 3, 2022

All candidates for Cook County Commissioner District 13 in Illinois complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Cook County Commissioner District 13 in Illinois — Josina Morita (D) and Andrew Border (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

Ballotpedia · Nov 3, 2022

Democrat Yarbrough and Republican Peraica look to history in clerk’s race — and rehash a little along the way

The next clerk will serve as the chief election authority for more than 125 municipalities in suburban Cook County, as well as administer all the county’s vital records. That might sound a tad dry, but the two rivals and their aides also exchange charges of political misconduct and shenanigans.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 2, 2022

Deja new? Preckwinkle vs. Fioretti II features same candidates but different party for challenger

Former Ald. Bob Fioretti blames Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle for surging crime, claiming she “put the county in danger with reckless spending, over-taxation and flat out incompetence.” She counters that “12 years of hard work in the job I hold” separates her from Fioretti, who is…

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 1, 2022

High-capacity magazines for guns can quickly spread death and terror. Ban them.

Chicago, Cook County and some suburbs already ban high-capacity magazines, but a statewide ban would make it harder for criminals to get their hands on one simply by driving across a city or county border.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 31, 2022