The Daily Northwestern1h
Advocates push to implement stalled ranked choice voting in Evanston
The overwhelming majority of Evanston voters passed a referendum supporting ranked choice voting in 2022 — yet the city still ...
Trustee Jason House declares victory over Tiffany Henyard in Dolton, Illinois mayoral primary
Dolton, Illinois Village Trustee Jason House declared victory Tuesday night after trouncing embattled Mayor Tiffany Henyard ...
Crain's Chicago Business7d
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 ...
WTTW6d
Cook County Launches $2 Million Grant Program to Support Community-Based Arts Projects in the Suburbs
The Cook County Creative Placemaking program will award grants of $50,000 to $250,000 to suburban-based nonprofit ...
Illinois lawmakers take on “equity theft” in tax lien sales
Adding an auction step could make tax-delinquent properties more expensive, but homeowners would receive excess proceeds.
Chicago Reporter4d
It’s Time to Talk About Environmental Justice in Cook County
Twenty years ago the ponds of Izaak Walton Forest Preserve in southern Cook County looked very different. Clean and clear, ...
Illinois secession bill passes out of Indiana committee, but even supporters aren’t totally on board
A bill to redraw the Indiana-Illinois border received initial approval Monday in an Indiana House committee, but some ...