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Chicago Public Schools and City Colleges of Chicago are partnering with the University of Illinois - Chicago to help fast ...

Aging adults in Cook County identify healthcare, transportation, and housing as their greatest needs. The clear message was ...

A project under construction will bring the first residential project near the Chicago Cubs spring training ballpark in Mesa.

After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

The census population estimates released last week show the population of the Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, Illinois Metro ...

The Cook County Historical Society announced in a press release on April 16 that they are welcoming two new staff members in management capacities. Annie Buresh (pictured left above) will serve as the ...

More than a bit of buzz surrounds a recently released Civic Federation report calling for the dissolution of four suburban ...

A bill passed this week by Indiana lawmakers would create a commission to explore bringing numerous Illinois counties into ...

Two days after the Lager Beer Riot, on April 23, 1885, Chicago citizens convened at South Market Hall for a public meeting on ...

Illinois State Police have released more details ... worth of free gas and groceries next week. No charges for Kane County deputies in 2023 fatal shooting of carjacking suspect.

With slating starting for Democratic Party nominations in next year’s elections, the top of the ticket remains uncertain, but the contests to run Cook County’s vital property tax offices are already ...