Race, wealth disparities underlie turnout for ballot questions hitting voters' wallets
A Cook County treasurer's office analysis shows voter turnout on tax-related referendums is highest in areas that are ...
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White, wealthy Cook County residents more likely to vote on tax proposals: analysis
White, wealthier, and homeowning Cook County residents are more likely to vote on ballot questions that raise taxes, a new ...
‘State of New Illinois’ organization pushes to separate from Cook County
Down staters are leaving Chicago to make their own state, that’s the idea behind a nonprofit organization called New Illinois ...
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Cook County property tax bills up 78% as values rise 7%
Typical property tax bill increased 78% on a Cook County residence since 2007. Median property values only rose 7.3%. That leaves residents paying $2,558 more a year in property taxes while their ...
Group seeking to create new state from Illinois set to hold convention
"New Illinois" is a nonprofit educational group that wants Illinois residents to know about their right to pursue the ...
Keeping nonviolent gun cases out of restorative justice courts is a step backward
The state's attorney already has discretion to refuse to refer individuals she believes will not benefit from the program or ...
Cook County assessor fixes hundreds of misclassified properties following Tribune-Illinois Answers investigation
Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of ...
How to get election results in Chicago-area elections Tuesday
Consolidated elections will take place across Illinois on Tuesday, with some of the state's biggest communities casting ...