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Tim Cook

Cook, the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 ... the FBI managed to gain access on its own to the phone, the argument hasn’t let up. In fact, Cook has broadened his attack on the FBI and ... read more

Chicago Socialist Elected Official Anthony Quezada: “We Cannot Demobilize”

Working-class reformer Brandon Johnson is now ... youngest-ever member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, representing some three hundred thousand people. Quezada, the first openly gay ... read more

Cook County

County board members and health officials gathered at Stroger today for the big reveal, saying robotic surgery is often better for patients. Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has died after she ... read more

Pennsylvania school board cancels gay ‘30 Rock’ actor’s anti-bullying talk, citing his ‘lifestyle’

My ‘activism’ is to let all young people know that ... they matter,” Maulik Pancholy responded. “I wonder why a school board is so afraid of that?” ... read more

Eileen O’Neill Burke marks victory in primary for state’s attorney as November campaign looms

As she now receives the backing of Cook County Board President and county Democratic ... ran as a Democrat for several other offices. He has not won an election since a 2011 reelection as an ... read more

Israel Now Has its First Openly Gay Mayor

Ra’anana became the first city in Israel to have an openly gay mayor on Sunday ... being the incumbent has given Ginzburg’s campaign a boost. Asked if being mayor has now given him an edge ... read more

Chicago Board of Elections adds over 10,000 votes "mistakenly left out" to unofficial count in State's Attorney race

CHICAGO (CBS) — The gap in the race for Cook County State's Attorney has narrowed even more. The Chicago Board of Elections added more than 10,000 votes to its total count on Saturday after its ... read more

Toni Preckwinkle

Fact-checking journalism is the heart of PolitiFact. Our core principles are independence, transparency, fairness, thorough reporting and clear writing. The reason we publish is to give citizens ... read more

Cook County has $20 million for the suburbs to help migrants. Most towns aren’t going for it.

The Cook County Board created a $100 million disaster ... a community that isn’t sure about this right now, what that means,” said Council member Krissie Harris. “We keep talking about ... read more

Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron Promises to Swim in Seine River to Prove It’s Clean Enough for Olympics Gabriel Attal Becomes France's Youngest and First Openly Gay Prime Minister in Sudden ... read more

Johnson now has two vacancies to fill on zoning board

Toia’s resignation now leaves two open spots on the five-member board and comes after ... the other vacancy during his first 10 months in office. That spot has been vacant since former chair ... read more