The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for Cook County starting Saturday morning and lasting into next ...

A Cook County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the city against a northwest Indiana gun shop in a brief hearing Thursday. The city filed the lawsuit against Westforth Sports, located in Gary, in ...

Cook County is expecting a $218 million budget gap, but won’t plug it with layoffs or tax hikes ... Donate today to help us keep you informed and hold power accountable across our city and region.

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 Fire Department Deputy District Chief John Giordano said, around 11:15 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of a ...

Cook County is full of 'fake' lakes. They help tell the story of development in the area. Major construction projects from more than 50 years ago left behind large pits in the ground.

City Hall, County Building evacuated after small fire 02:03. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago City Hall and the Cook County Building were evacuated Wednesday morning due to a small fire.

Cook County will soon distribute $1,000 payments to some homeowners who saw a significant spike in property taxes in the past years, the county announced in April. The Homeowner Relief Fund — a ...

New York City joined other localities this week in pledging to buy up and forgive residents' unpaid medical bills. The trend started in Cook County, Ill., and is spreading around the country.

The government specifically claims Illinois' Way Forward Act and TRUST Acts, Chicago's Welcoming City Ordinance and Cook County's Ordinance 11-O-73 all violate the U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause ...