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 ...

Benton County is getting a new look, and a new logo is in store for the central Minnesota county. "We wanted something that was simple, clean, but just a little different from what we had before ...

This ankle monitor is used in Cook County’s electronic monitoring program. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file Share The Cook County sheriff’s office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Monday that she is running for another term. Preckwinkle cited her concerns with the Trump administration as a reason to run for reelection.

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 ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. The Chicago area’s population is finally growing ...

Here’s a look at what to expect this spring from Cook County and Lake County schools in the Daily Herald coverage area. Barrington The Fillies placed second in the MSL last year, first at ...