Daywatch: Cook County housing authority workers say they struggle to pay bills
Her bills piled up. While she never fell behind on her mortgage payments, her credit card debt was “getting too out of ...
Older adults face financial, accessibility challenges living in suburban Cook County, study finds
AgeOptions finds financial insecurity, social isolation, housing issues and caregiver support needs for Cook County older ...
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3 Cook County residents detained after stealing SUV, fleeing police at 130 mph: officials
Three Cook County residents are being detained after allegedly stealing a high-end SUV and leading police on a high-speed ...
Former Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski set to be sentenced for extortion in June
Tobolski told a judge in September 2020 that he’d engaged in multiple extortion and bribery schemes, accepting more than $250 ...
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Illinois looks to make delinquent tax sales fairer in wake of Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court ruled in May 2023 that tax sales as they've been practiced in several states unconstitutionally rob ...
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Food assistance need grows 12% in Illinois since 2019
Nearly 2 million Illinoisans, with around half in Cook County, relied on federal food assistance in October 2024, marking a ...
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Indiana House committee advances bill to ‘adopt’ several Illinois counties
At least 33 Illinois counties, including Madison County, Iroquois County, Calhoun County, Clinton County, Green County, Jersey County, and Perry County, have voted on a non-binding measure to ...
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Cook County crash: I-290 shutdown after person involved in collision fatally struck by passing vehicle
Dashcam video captured a motorcyclist being struck by a hit-and-run driver in San Bernardino County. On Tuesday, the witness who recorded the crash was driving on the 15 Freeway in Rancho Cucamonga ...
Jerry Butler death: Impressions singer dies at 85
Jerry Butler, the original lead singer of the R&B and soul group The Impressions, has died. He was 85. The Mississippi-born ...
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Illinois gasoline taxes 2nd highest in nation
Illinoisans pay the second-highest gas taxes in the nation at more than $0.84 per gallon. Only California charges its drivers ...
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Indiana House passes bill to consider ‘adopting’ Illinois counties that wish to secede
The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would study the possibility of adopting 33 Illinois counties that have expressed their desire to ...