Illinois and Cook County officials have spent more than $250 million after hiring a Texas company to overhaul outdated, error-ridden computer systems. The three projects are taking years and are ...

The Natural Resources Commission may reverse a 2024 decision to shorten the season so coyotes could care for pups. Some ...

The highest concentrations of undocumented immigrants in Midwest states are in cities with "sanctuary" policies.

Many ways to improve treatment are expensive and could be in peril if Medicaid funding is slashed by the Trump administration, experts say. One of the biggest problems with Illinois’ mental health ...

Illinois' spring trout season opening Saturday, April 5, and smallmouth bass and coho going on the Chicago lakefront lead ...

ALPENA — People in Northeast Michigan who depend on electricity and high-speed internet to work from home struggled to get ...

In December, the Board of Commissioners in Van Buren County, Michigan, passed a resolution supporting the SMRs, citing job creation and carbon-free energy. Daywi Cook, the Covert Township board ...

The Chicago Police Department has used gun buybacks to get thousands of guns off the street, but at least two of them have ...

Cook County EMS firefighters were called out to ... the suspect was taken into custody about 2.5 hours away in Holland, Michigan." Now, we are learning who that suspect is, and what happened ...

Other Michigan cities host parades ... the U.S. Census Bureau said; specifically Cook County, which includes about 418,997 people claiming Irish-American heritage. St. Patrick’s Day can ...