A.D. Quig

Under a bill that cleared committee in Springfield, annual tax sales — the government’s way of dealing with delinquent property tax payments — would get a major shakeup.

After a one-year hiatus, to the next year, sources told the Tribune.

Chicago and national media were given a preview of the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park Wednesday ahead of it welcoming the public later this month.

Toni Preckwinkle announced Tuesday she is again setting aside $300 million to loan to local governments to help them balance their budgets and pay their employees.

CHICAGO — Property tax bills will be roughly two months late this year, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Tuesday, confirming the county’s long-running tax debacle will continue to

Library and school district officials laid into Cook County leaders Wednesday over the latest two-month delay in property tax mailings expected this year.

Michael O’Connor’s family sued under the state’s Wrongful Death Act, alleging the Cook County Sheriff’s Office fell short in monitoring O’Connor.

Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama gathered supporters and contributors to the Obama Presidential Center campus for a thank you celebration on Tuesday.

The Obama Presidential Center opening this week in Chicago features a display fit for some of the country’s most die-hard obsessives: political button collectors.

Cook County’s budget gap is projected to rise to $550 million heading into next year, the highest figure since Board President Toni Preckwinkle took office in 2011.