Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle easily fended off a challenge from longtime Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly in the ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi on Tuesday night conceded defeat to Pat Hynes, a one-time employee of the incumbent’s office, in the Democratic primary.

CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI Lakefront voters bested Northwest Siders and elected engineer Drake Warren in the primary to replace ...

Chicago’s real estate industry is celebrating key wins in the Illinois primaries this week, including challenger Patrick Hynes’ ousting of Cook County Tax Assessor Fritz Kaegi.  Industry pros watched ...

Lyons Township Assessor Pat Hynes is running on a platform that aims to make real estate taxes more predictable, particularly for new developments.

Pat Hynes discusses his plans to address property tax fairness, improve transparency, and implement changes in the assessor’s ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi conceded to challenger Pat Hynes in the race for the Democratic nomination, while Cook ...

Pat Hynes won the Democratic primary for Cook County assessor on Tuesday, defeating incumbent Fritz Kaegi. Election results from The Associated Press showed Hynes with 52.5% of the vote, compared with ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi has conceded defeat to Pat Hynes, a one-time employee of the two-term incumbent’s office.

Board of Review commissioner Samantha Steele is challenged by Liz Nicholson, while commissioner George Cardenas is opposed by parks activist Juanita Irizarry.

Hynes is expected to become the next Cook County assessor, because there are no Republicans running for the position.

The next Cook County assessor will be announced on Tuesday night, because there are no Republicans running for the position.