Major events include the release of apportionment data, the release of census population data, the introduction of formal map proposals, the enactment of new maps, and noteworthy court challenges.

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi on Wednesday announced the total value of properties in Chicago topped $50.8 billion in 2024 ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is pushing for a $200 million relief fund in Springfield, but he knows it won’t be an easy ...

Tarik Shahzad logged 294 birds last year, a new record to Cook County, which is a hot spot for bird-watching in the Midwest.

As local school districts see enrollment dropping in an aging community, they innovate in order to keep their student counts steady.

Through her work at the Chesapeake Multicultural Resource Center, Daisy Aguilar interacts with many prospective first-time ...

The report follows President Donald Trump saying last night said the deportation plans for cities like Chicago are still on. ...

Markham’s homeownership rate stands at 72 percent, higher than the rates in all of Illinois and Cook County, according to U.S. Census Data. But city officials say its growing number of rental ...

A former high-ranking director in then-Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios’ office has been charged with accepting sports tickets, restaurant meals and other bribes from a lawyer in exchange for ...

Hamilton County's growing Hispanic population is being seen in the Hamilton County Schools, with 10 county schools now having a majority Hispanic population. At the same time, fewer black students ...

A developer is requesting the vacation of a portion of the park at 417 Market St., which previously served as the home of Lamb Theatre. Originally it was the Webster School. Tyler Sheeran of ...

The measure was rejected by 73% of voters. Chicago is located in Cook County, Illinois (in red in the map above). With a population of over 5 million, it has decisive influence over the politics ...