Their rise was quickly met with persistent, aggressive attacks from critics, who've decried them as "woke," anti-police, and ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case involving machine gun-type weapons, according to a new policy circulated to ...

When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is pushing for a $200 million relief fund in Springfield, but he knows it won’t be an easy ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is pushing for a $200 million relief fund in Springfield, but he knows it won’t be an easy ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi on Wednesday announced the total value of properties in Chicago topped $50.8 billion in 2024 ...

The Sangamon County Juvenile Center is reopening after extensive renovations and a review by the Administrative Office of ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Two people were shot at a south suburban cemetery on Wednesday morning, officials said. The shooting happened at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Evergreen Park at about 11:48 ...

Property tax bills for Cook County residents are available online at cookcountytreasurer.com and should hit mailboxes this week.

Juan Carlos Ocon saw that traditional learning was not working at Benito Juarez Community Academy and did something about it.

A wildfire at Bobolink Meadow, part of the Forest Preserves of Cook County’s Bartel Grasslands complex near Tinley Park, ...