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

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

CHICAGO — Cook County is trying to make navigating its services easier for people, regardless of what language they speak. Starting Tuesday, people who may not speak English but need help from the ...

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton paid an unofficial visit on day two of the Cook County Democratic ...

Chicagoans would face increased risks if specialized mosquito abatement districts were weakened or dismantled.

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 ...

Winnebago County Board approved a resolution to take full ownership of the UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities campus in exchange for artifacts from the Weis Earth Science Museum going to Outagamie County.

DUPAGE CO., Ill. - Four men from Cook County stole from multiple west suburban Home Depot stores over the last several weeks, prosecutors said. Cristobal Alvarez-Olivera, 31, of Chicago ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Drivers have a chance to wipe the slate clean on certain traffic violations, according to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County. Amnesty Week is back for the first time ...

The bill would require county election officials to offer early voting in certain cities, and allow them to offer even more early voting locations if they choose. “The concern is 74 of 75 ...