It turns out many bodies of water — including nearly all designated fishing lakes — within Cook County are technically fake. They were artificially created or significantly expanded as part of ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Manuel Martinez/WBEZ Share Cook County officials are projecting an estimated $218 million budget gap next year ...

This project was reported in collaboration with the Chicago Tribune As a fledgling tech contractor looking to build its ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago City Hall and the Cook County Building were evacuated Wednesday morning due to a small fire. What was expected to be a standard procedural day for the Chicago City Council ...

The office submitted a request to the Cook County Board of Commissioners to purchase two buildings on a full city block at 325 N. Ashland Ave. and 1532 W. Fulton St. for $15.5 million. This ...

Looking at the city of Chicago, the numbers are even lower—only 10%. For suburban Cook County, the diversion rate is 27%. For comparison, Los Angeles County, California, is at 65% for its ...