Cook County releases interactive 2025 highway construction project map
A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road construction and get around the Chicago area faster this summer.
Cook County state’s attorney’s office to expand pilot that allows police to directly file some gun charges
The Cook County state’s attorney’s office on Friday announced it is expanding a pilot program that allows Chicago police ...
Contentious overhaul of electronic-monitoring program in Cook County arriving after brewing for years
After months of planning and discussion, the Cook County sheriff’s office starting Tuesday will no longer accept new ...
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Opinion: Investing in Cook County Health is the smart financial choice
In Illinois, Black infants die at rates twice as high as their white and Hispanic counterparts, with the disparity tripling in Cook County and Chicago. Without targeted investments, these ...
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Despite two decades of education and enforcement, drivers still failing Scott’s Law
A person who violates the Move Over Law now faces a minimum fine of $250 up to a maximum of $10,000 for a first offense. If ...
A university, a southern Illinois town and a fight to survive Trump’s war on higher education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present a threat to public institutions like Southern University, the ...
Pritzker v. the unions
What it all means: Unlike many politicians who must tread lightly around labor for fear of losing campaign support, Pritzker ...
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Counties Over One Million People? You Can Count Up to 50
Fifty, or 1.6%, of the United States’ 3,144 counties had at least one million people on July 1, 2024. That's more than double ...
Rounds of storms to pummel Chicago area; severe weather possible with hail, tornadoes
Many across the Chicago area Wednesday woke up to stormy weather with rain, thunder and more as the first of multiple rounds of showers and storms pushed through much of Illinois and northwest Indiana ...
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Illinois, Cook County Public Health Leaders Say Federal Funding Cuts Came With Little Notice
Of the 97 local health departments in Illinois, Cook County Health is losing two CDC grants totaling $31 million aimed at supporting COVID-19 recovery, health equity and community health worker ...