Race, wealth disparities underlie turnout for ballot questions hitting voters' wallets
An analysis from the Cook County treasurer's office — ahead of the April 1 suburban consolidated elections — reveals turnout ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Despite slight decline, nearly 2M Illinoisans still receive food help
Illinois enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program decreased slightly in December, but over 1.9 million ...
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 ...
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New Illinois convention set to discuss secession from Chicago
The "New Illinois" group is holding convention in Bloomington to discuss separating from Chicago and forming a new state.
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 ...