CHICAGO (CBS) --With two days until Cook County's penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages goes into effect, border suburbs have been left wondering what impact it will have on their businesses ...

The president’s tax and funding bill has $46 billion to complete an estimated 700 miles of border wall, plus hundreds of ...

Cook County’s looming minimum wage hike and paid sick time law have sparked the perpetual debates about whether such mandates help workers or hamstring employers and threaten jobs. Now at least ...

The Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways has released its 2022 highway construction project map. The interactive map includes all construction projects underway or scheduled to ...

The Cook County Sheriff's Police are calling in the reinforcements on some of the most difficult cases. Police K9 AJ recently ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Cook County officials have unveiled a new interactive tool to help people find tax maps. The new Tax Map Viewer app provides free access and allows users to search for a ...

Nine bats have tested positive for rabies in Cook County so far in 2023, with positive tests occurring between May 11 and Sept. 30. Residents can compare the number and location of identified bats ...

The tax rate was set at 1.25 percent but was lowered on June 19 to match the county’s tax rate on purchases within the county. Business Savings: $1 Million a Month. Preckwinkle had recommended the tax ...

Will County 10.23 Kankakee County 10.64. When you go to the southern part of Illinois near St. Louis, you see a spike in the rate of gun deaths: Washington County 13.2 St. Louis County, Missouri 13.59 ...

Foreclosure map: Here’s the Cook County properties lenders are taking back. Total of $269M in mortgage debt tied to notices of foreclosure filed in February, March.

Despite an enlarged deficit, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle presented a fiscal 2024 budget without layoffs or new taxes. The $9.14 billion spending plan includes a $161.8 million ...