Indiana's Senate passed a bill, which already cleared the Indiana House, that would begin the process of absorbing Illinois counties that wish to break away from Cook County and Chicago.

Hopefuls were already staking their claims Wednesday to vie for three major property tax offices on the 2026 ballot: county assessor and two seats on the county’s Board of Review.

The company plans to expand its manufacturing and R&D operations in its diagnostics transfusion business in Lake County, ...

A vote by the Chicago City Council on making the downtown Chicago curfew earlier was abruptly postponed Wednesday morning.