Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke on Monday announced a new task force dedicated to fighting crime on the Chicago area's mass transit system.

Cook County prosecutors are asking judges to issue arrest warrants for people with cases in traffic court who had already been deported.

Researchers found 208 sudden and unexpected infant deaths in Cook County from 2019 to 2023, with many concentrated on Chicago ...

People who fail to pay court-ordered support to their children or former spouses can land in jail. Expanding access to ...

Cook County in Illinois, which includes Chicago, has approved a permanent basic income program.Mensent Photography/Getty Images Many American cities and counties have been experimenting with a novel ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas says she intends to make a run for Chicago mayor in 2027. But her campaign will not officially kick off until after the 2026 election. That is ...

State Rep. Kam Buckner, a lead negotiator on the Illinois megaprojects bill, says the Cook County Treasurer's office study ...

Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the annual county tax sale, a judge has ruled.

Under a bill that cleared committee in Springfield, annual tax sales — the government’s way of dealing with delinquent ...

Cook County deputies recovered $1.5 million worth of stolen laptops on Chicago's West Side last week.

Many American cities and counties have been experimenting with a novel concept: Giving financially vulnerable residents free money every month without expecting anything in return. The goal is to let ...