WEEKEND FORECAST COMING UP. A HISTORIC TRIAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. WINSTON-SALEM FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOL LEADERS VOTED TO CLOSE COOK LITERACY MIDDLE SCHOOL AMID A ...

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument on Wednesday in yet another battle over the president’s power to remove the heads of independent agencies created by Congress. Wednesday’s arguments center on ...

• Several conservative justices were skeptical of President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, at points seemingly discussing how Cook should win, rather than whether ...

If you are still staring at your eyewatering Cook County property tax bill — due Dec. 15, as in Monday — you might well be wondering what would happen if you failed to pay in a timely fashion. First, ...

Toni Preckwinkle is chasing history, trying to match the record tenure as leader of the Cook County Board. Her opponent in the Democratic primary is trying to make that longevity her biggest weakness.

Incumbents in two Cook County races often overshadowed by other political contests that nonetheless sway Chicago real estate markets are facing tough competition in the March 17 Democratic primary, ...