Some Cook County homeowners have seen their property taxes skyrocket in recent years, and now, help may be on the way. County commissioners just approved a plan to offer one time $1,000 payments to ...

The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved eligibility rules for the Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund — a $15 million program to help homeowners who have seen property tax bills ...

Human remains were discovered last weekend in a Cook County forest preserve near northwest suburban Wheeling, according to ...

Cook County commissioners approved the one-time payments from a new $15 million fund that aims to provide homeowners some ...

Cook County’s top prosecutor says electronic monitoring isn’t keeping the public safe when used for accused violent criminals ...

Typical property tax bill increased 78% on a Cook County residence since 2007. Median property values only rose 7.3%. That ...

Residents in one southern Illinois county are slated to vote on a non-binding referendum in November that would explore separating Illinois from Cook County and gaining admission as a separate state.

The state's attorney's office says this will ease backlogs and free up police officers and assistant state’s attorneys for ...

State officials say the Trump administration is pulling back $477 million aimed at preventing infectious disease and treating mental health and substance abuse issues.

Illinois voters who support the referendums argue that Chicago and Cook County voters ... County is the first suburban county ...

As Illinois lawmakers consider a medical aid in dying bill, it’s time for new debate on the philosophy and theology of dying.