Third rabid bat found this year in Cook County

A bat found in La Grange, Illinois, tested positive for rabies, according to Cook County officials.
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Cook County sees 6 July heat deaths, its deadliest stretch since 2015

Costly electricity, inadequate cooling systems, and neighborhoods with fewer trees and less shade.

$63 million later, Cook County tax system still broken

Cook County's contract with Tyler Technologies has ballooned from $30 miilion to $63 million with no end in sight for the ...

Fact Check: Chicago Man Was NOT Arrested For Hacking Into Government Computer System To Approve Every Food Stamp Application In Cook County, Illinois

Does a viral post about "a 26-year-old man from Chicago" arrested over "hacking into the Cook County Human Services system" ...

Cook County judge thwarts effort by former Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau to dismiss village lawsuit

A Cook County judge will allow Orland Park’s ongoing lawsuit against former Mayor Keith Pekau to move forward.

Watchdog report on Cook County tax tech contract: ‘Nobody’s hands are clean’

Cook County’s inspector general estimates the county has so far spent $63 million on its troubled decade-long property tax ...

6 heat-related deaths in Cook County mark July as deadliest month in more than a decade

Six people in Cook County have died from heat-related causes in July so far, marking the deadliest stretch of extreme ...

Inside the Cook County Sheriff's Office's CTA public safety patrols, which are already seeing results

The Cook County Sheriff's Office has been a part of Illinois' enhanced CTA security plan and state-led task force dedicated to making it safe since the end of March. Their officers have worked more ...
Daily Herald

‘Perfect storm’ of bureaucracy blamed for Cook County’s long-delayed property tax system overhaul

The Cook County independent Inspector General’s Office issued a report Tuesday blaming bureaucratic shortcomings for a ...
Forbes

Cook County's Tax Algorithm Worked As Designed. That Was The Problem

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Cook County's machine-learning tax model made assessments fairer, yet homeowner bills soared ...
Opinion

Cook County sticks to plan to curb gun violence as federal funds dry up

Through June, Cook County has had 220 gun homicides, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. This is 24 more than this time last year. Behind each number is a pe ...
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Treasurer Pappas offers 'snowbirds' and other Cook County property owners the option to prepay taxes due in 2025

CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Treasurer Maria Pappas is offering Cook County property owners the option to prepay their 2024 property taxes that will be due in 2025. Pappas' office will mail ...