Adding an auction step could make tax-delinquent properties more expensive, but homeowners would receive excess proceeds.

Her bills piled up. While she never fell behind on her mortgage payments, her credit card debt was “getting too out of ...

AgeOptions finds financial insecurity, social isolation, housing issues and caregiver support needs for Cook County older ...

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David Shestokas is an attorney licensed in IL and FL, a former Assistant State's Attorney for Cook County, and author of Constitutional Sound Bite ...

As Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency crew worked last week to download and rummage through massive tranches of ...

The Supreme Court ruled in May 2023 that tax sales as they've been practiced in several states unconstitutionally rob ...

As it stands now, Medicaid doesn't come close to covering the full costs of care, writes the president and CEO of the ...

Democratic state legislators are again pushing a measure to change the state’s flat income tax to one with higher rates for higher earners. Introduced by state ...

Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist ...

Three Cook County residents are being detained after allegedly stealing a high-end SUV and leading police on a high-speed ...

Soul vocalist Jerry Butler, a.k.a. "The Iceman" died on February 20, 2025, at the age of 85. He had been fighting Parkinson's ...