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

More than a bit of buzz surrounds a recently released Civic Federation report calling for the dissolution of four suburban ...

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

Discover the top private schools in Cook County, offering college prep, bilingual education, International Baccalaureate ...

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 ...

Robin McElroy paid her property tax bills on time for more than a decade, only to be told her home had been "sold for ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke unveiled charges against a man prosecutors say terrorized women in the city ...

The City Club of Chicago and the University of Chicago Crown Family School ... Toni Preckwinkle is the 35th president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, an office she has held since 2010. She ...

With federal funding for guaranteed income spent, a committee will determine what’s next for the county program.

The Cook County sheriff's office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring program, handing it over to the chief judge ...

For example, that might include more participants who live in Chicago now that the city’s program has ended. About 15% of people in Cook County Promise lived in Chicago and the rest lived in the ...

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