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Cook County Homeowners Confront Soaring Tax Bills as Deadline Nears

Deep cuts for large commercial parcels, coupled with a downtown value slump, have shifted more of the levy onto South and West Side homeowners.

Annapolis Advances One-Year Pause on New Short-Term Rental Licenses for Non-Owner Homes

Mayra Macías Launches Independent Bid in Illinois’ 4th District, Vows to Caucus With Democrats

Lurie Tightens Vetting, Assigns ‘Homework’ as He Nears Pick for San Francisco’s District 4 Seat

Regulators Set Dec. 3 Hearing on DTE Deal for OpenAI–Oracle Data Center as Incentive Rules Face Fresh Challenge

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval to Deliver State of the City After 78% Reelection Victory

OVG Münster Rules Dortmund’s Hannibal Mass Evacuation Unlawful

Vigo Demolition Dispute Turns Violent as Neighbor Injured, Worker Hit by Car

Jersey City Mayor’s Race Heads to Dec. 2 Runoff as Solomon, McGreevey Prep Debates

Boston District 7 Council Race Enters Final Days With Trust on the Ballot

Florida Analysts Begin Review of Property-Tax Amendments as DeSantis Demands a Single Measure

42 Unauthorised Structures Razed in Andheri to Clear Way for Yari Road–Lokhandwala Bridge

Youngstown Seeks State Energy Emergency as Downtown Steam Troubles Continue

Tempe Opens Disaster Assistance Center as Microburst Damage Spans Many Neighborhoods

Criticism Mounts Over 24/7 Policing of Scholz’s Little-Used Hamburg Flat

New York City Unveils $146 Million Plan to Drain ‘The Hole’ and Unlock Housing

Interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota Sworn In, Announces Initial Tax-Relief Steps

Judge Halts Alleged Free-Housing Push in Loving County With Temporary Restraining Order

Berlin Jobcenter’s Surprise Check at Former Schöneberg Hotel Finds Few Registered Benefit Recipients

St. Paul Mayoral Debate Sharpens Choices on Downtown, Safety and Taxes