Cook County
Recent News About Cook County
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Public employee tally: Bottom 25 counties in Illinois
Sangamon is among the Illinois counties that employ the fewest government workers per capita, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.
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25 biggest spenders: What Illinois counties rank highest?
Menard tops the list in Illinois with the highest spending per capita in 2016, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.
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Illinois' debt amounts to $45,500 per taxpayer
Got $45,500? If you're an Illinois taxpayer, that's your share of Illinois bills, according to a nonpartisan accounting group that issued a report earlier this year.
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Lawsuit alleges law unfairly aids same-day voting in heavily Democratic counties
A court challenge to a 2-year-old voter registration law is not an attempt to suppress Democratic turnout, the president of a conservative Illinois think tank said during a recent interview after such accusations were made.