The Cook County Board of Commissioners has established eligibility criteria for the Homeowner Relief Fund, which is a $15 ...

Many ways to improve treatment are expensive and could be in peril if Medicaid funding is slashed by the Trump administration ...

People with mental illnesses are far likelier to be victims than to commit crimes. But a small number of unprovoked, midday ...

Miguel Alvarado, charged with carjacking in Oak Lawn and reckless driving in Bridgeview, was found unresponsive in Cook ...

Investing in preventive health care saves money in the long run by reducing expensive emergency visits and hospitalizations, ...

A Cook County man was indicted this week in connection with a road rage stabbing in Des Plaines last year. Investigators linked the suspect to the crime using video surveillance and forensic evidence.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced ... Preckwinkle ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Chicago in 2019, losing to Lori Lightfoot in a runoff.

With a year to go until the 2026 primary election, Democratic Cook County officials are marking ... according to the Illinois Sunshine database. “I love this work. I’m running for re-election ...

In an unprecedented legal action, South County Hospital and its foundation have filed a lawsuit against the community organization Save South County Hospital and the former development director ...

(Chicago Herald and Examiner) 1937: Pioneering blood bank opened at Cook County Hospital. Hungarian doctor Bernard Fantus, educated at the University of Illinois and employed at the hospital ...