CHICAGO (WLS) -- Who is to blame for Chicago homeowners' skyrocketing property tax bills? Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi says the Cook County Board of Review is, for giving big tax cuts to places ...

In “The Sea Captain’s Wife,” Tilar J. Mazzeo tells the thrilling story of Mary Ann Patten, the first female captain of a merchant clipper ship. By Jennifer Wright Jennifer Wright is the author, most ...

Mary Ann Patten is 19—petite, pretty and pregnant—when her husband, the captain of Neptune’s Car, the clipper ship she’s on, is struck down by disease and delirium from the tuberculosis that will ...

Firefighters had to battle a smoky fire at a Cook Township house Sunday while being careful as ammunition in the house was exploding, a fire official said. There were no injuries from the fire along ...

Dylan Cook has been in uniform for a pair of NFL regular-season games. “No snaps yet,” Cook said Friday with a smile. A good chance that changes Sunday for Cook. The Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday ...

The Cook County Board of Review is reopening tax appeals for 24 townships' future bills after dramatic increases. With The Federal Minimum Wage Stuck At $7.25 Since 2009, People Are Asking If Anyone ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Board of Review is reopening tax appeals for 24 townships until Dec. 12, but it only applies to future bills. Cook County property tax bills are due Dec. 15. For many ...

One day after he was sworn in, new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach said he is ordering an urgent review of the county's troubled electronic monitoring program. MAGA reacts to Tennessee special ...

Cook County's chief judge said he's ordering a review of the troubled electronic monitoring program. The county's top prosecutor also discussed the program's challenges, namely who would be enforcing ...

“The Sea Captain’s Wife” is a riveting tale about the journey of a clipper ship from New York to San Francisco in 1856. As the ship rounds Cape Horn — there is, of course, no Panama Canal yet — a ...

Their post, shared to the r/InductionCooking community, drew dozens of responses from people who've made the upgrade and never looked back, stating how induction power transformed their kitchens into ...