CHICAGO (CBS) -- A brand-new program in the Cook County criminal justice system targets the underage offenders committing the worst crimes in the county. CBS 2's Tara Molina got a firsthand look at ...

Applications for Cook County’s $42 million direct cash assistance program will open this fall, officials said Wednesday while outlining new details on the initiative they say they plan to make ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water main improvements, roof work on municipal buildings and new fire hydrants in the south suburbs will get money through the ...

Healthy Beginnings, a Cook County Public Health program, aims to address racial discrepancies in maternal health outcomes.

Roughly 8% of the more than 3,000 people enrolled in the often-criticized electronic monitoring system in Cook County are ...