Drug overdose deaths in the Chicago area mirror a statewide and national trend showing a sharp decline from 2023 to 2024.

As property taxes continue to rise, Illinois officials consider bills that could offer some relief to homeowners In Cook ...

The new map, presented to the public on May 30, alters the Democratic Precincts 1 and 2 in southern Tarrant County. Precinct ...

Illinois lawmakers failed to pass a bill at session's end on May 31 that would give Chicago-area transit agencies the funding ...

State Senator Michael E. Hastings and the Cook County Sheriff’s Office are working to improve Illinois’ policy regarding missing persons investigations. “In missing persons cases, every second and ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined officials from South Suburban College (SSC) to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Cook County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facility. The $4.6 ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined officials from South Suburban College on Friday, May 16, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Cook County Household Hazardous Waste facility. The ...

Dr. Joshi also co-led the department's response to COVID-19 from 2020 to 2022. The Cook County Health Department serves around 2.3 million people living in suburban Cook County.

After analyzing over 2 million Cook County property tax appeals filed between 2021 and 2023, researchers in my office uncovered a troubling trend: the system shifted nearly $2 billion in taxes from ...

Chief of staff for Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison (D-15th) and Elk Grove Township Democratic Committeeman Ted Mason. Elk Grove Village resident Ted Mason, Elk Grove Township Democratic ...

A strong community begins with strong opportunities, and in Cook County, that starts with education. Since its founding in 1975, the Lloyd. K. Johnson Foundation has made access to higher education ...