Chicago City Wire

Cook County property assessment cycle completed ahead of schedule

By Keri Carbaugh | Jan 3, 2018

The Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) said the property assessment cycle in Cook County has ended ahead of schedule.

Ethics probe triggers resignation of Chicago schools chief

By Keri Carbaugh | Dec 18, 2017

Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool resigned after a report by the schools office of the inspector general concluded that he and General Counsel Ronald Marmer violated the Code of Ethics when they improperly used “contract management authority," according to a Chicago Tribune report.

Cook County turns to cutbacks, layoffs to close $200 million budget gap

By Keri Carbaugh | Dec 18, 2017

In Cook County's budget for fiscal year 2018 that was unanimously passed, commissioners agreed to employ expenditure reductions, including 321 layoffs and over 1,000 vacancy closures, as the primary way to close a $200.6 million gap left after the repeal of the sweetened beverage tax.