Illinois quick hits: Cook County spends nearly $20 million on food, housing services; Chicago Teachers Union tells teachers, students to skip school; Russell Dickerson to play ...

Cook County spends nearly $20 million on food, housing services The Cook County Board has announced it will spend $19. 9 million on taxpayer-funded food and housing services, including $5.
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Illinois, Cook County relieves $1.5 billion in medical debt

Cook County and the state of Illinois erased upwards of $1.5 billion in medical debt for over 770,000 Cook County residents through the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, leaving many county ...

Illinois guaranteed income advocates push for permanent statewide cash handout program

Officials in Cook County, Illinois crafted rules for a permanent guaranteed income program, building on pilot that provided 3,250 families with $500 monthly.

Cook County Board president race hinges on whether voters want steady hand or new course

Toni Preckwinkle is chasing history, trying to match the record tenure as leader of the Cook County Board. Her opponent in ...
NPR Illinois

‘I didn’t believe it’: Illinois, Cook County wipe out $2B in medical debt for pennies on dollar

Instead, the link directed her to information about the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, created in 2024 in partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. The organization partners with local ...

Illinois Senate delays Cook County tax sale

The state has not yet updated its law, exposing counties to potential liability, and two legislative fixes have been introduced to address the issue.
Daily Herald

Cook circuit clerk’s proposal would create county depositories for wills

Instead of an old file cabinet in the basement, or tucked away in a closet, Illinois residents should be able to store their wills in a secure county-run depository. That’s the idea behind ...

Medical debt forgiveness program extended for Cook County residents

Illinois and local officials announced Cook County will continue funding the medical debt forgiveness program next year, once funds run out.

Cook County property tax bill payment deadline extended to April because of late billing

Cook County homeowners have all been granted an extension in paying their first-installment property tax bills for 2026.

Pritzker announces $2B in medical debt erased, half in Cook County

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County health officials Tuesday to announce a $1.8 billion in erased medical debt for residents through a state program.
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Lawmakers postpone Cook County property tax debt sale to continue working on reforms

Lawmakers postpone Cook County property tax debt sale to continue working on reforms. Illinois lawmakers voted Thursday to delay the annual Cook County property tax debt sale, saying they need more ...
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Coronavirus IL: 89 detainees at Cook County Jail have contracted COVID-19, sheriff's office says

COOK COUNTY, Il (WLS) -- Dozens of detainees at the Cook County Jail have tested positive for coronavirus, the county's sheriff announced Saturday. The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported that 89 ...