People with mental illnesses are far likelier to be victims than to commit crimes. But a small number of unprovoked, midday ...

The Cook County Health system serves as a critical safety net, ensuring that uninsured individuals, seniors on fixed incomes, and those reliant on charity care receive the comprehensive ...

The Cook County state’s attorney’s office announced Friday that it is expanding a pilot program allowing Chicago police officers to bypass prosecutors and directly file charges in some low ...

A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road construction and get around the Chicago area faster this summer. The Cook County Department of Transportation released its 2025 ...

She said she intends to build upon her work in criminal justice reform and expanding access to health care. Preckwinkle, who turned 78 on Monday, has served as Cook County Board president since 2010.

With a year to go until the 2026 primary election, Democratic Cook County officials are marking their territory. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart, Treasurer Maria Pappas ...

COOK COUNTY — A man accused of gunning down six people at random during a nine-month span in 2020, when he was a teenager, has a detention hearing Monday before a Cook County judge. Antonio ...

For those who haven't, the Happy Hippy makes advocacy apparel that is meant to raise mental health awareness and fight stigma ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County has a higher percentage of low birth weight babies than the state average, but is on par with state averages for the number of people without health insurance.