The Cook County judge who presided over two order of protection cases in which the suspects went on to allegedly kill a woman ...

Residents in the south of this Democrat-led state say they want to wave goodbye to the debt, crime, homelessness, and asylum ...

State Sen. Dan Dernulc filed a bill that would require county property tax assessment boards of appeal members to live in ...

Despite a Cook County judge siding with gun rights advocates over the county’s gun and ammunition tax, the county’s tax ...

Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal ...

After years of warm relations with the Biden White House, a new, grim reality sets in for Illinois when Donald Trump is ...

Several Illinois counties that have explored the idea of secession might be welcomed with open arms in Indiana. Legislators ...

Cook County Circuit Judge Thomas E. Nowinski has been transferred from the Domestic Violence Division to the 3rd Municipal District at his own request after facing criticism over how he handled a case ...

A Cook County jury returned a $24.1 million verdict Thursday to the family of two children who allegedly developed lead poisoning while living in public housing owned by the Chicago Housing Authority ...

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans says recent tragedies have prompted changes in domestic violence court. The big picture ...

A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman in Lombard early Friday morning, according to DuPage County court documents. Charles H. Witter has been accused of fatally ...

While the Justice Department found no discriminatory practices in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, 36, Sangamon County ...