From the moment Steve Young canceled the Milam County Junior Livestock Association show, his days as county judge were numbered. Young didn’t realize that at the time, of course. It was March 2020, a ...

As President Donald Trump floats grand ideas like reacquiring the Panama Canal and taking over Greenland, some rural residents of Illinois and Oregon are promoting geopolitical change of their own: Th ...

Another man, 29, was also wounded while standing outside around 8:10 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Paulina Street. Police ...

Nobody has enough resources to fight fires when the wind is blowing 70 mph,” Essary said. “It’s an insurmountable task.” ...

Wildfires in Oklahoma have destroyed over 400 homes and killed four people, with officials warning of increased fire danger ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Monday that she is running for another term. Preckwinkle cited her ...

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 and ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is not ready to retire. On Monday, her 78th birthday, Preckwinkle announced she’ll seek a fifth term to lead the nation’s second-most populous county. ( ...

Preckwinkle cited building upon efforts of her current tenure such as criminal justice reform, expanding health care access and relieving medical debt. The election will be held in 2026.

As firefighters evacuated homes amid 20-foot-high flames, they saw a badly burned man walking toward them. The man urged them to save his son.

The five municipalities of the 30-square-mile West Hills region are preparing to spend a combined $37,500 to develop a comprehensive plan for improving the region through the next 10 years.

One person was hospitalized after a fire broke out at a house on the West Side on Monday evening, sources said.