O'Connor discusses how some townships in Cook County remain open for appeal to start 2026. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, ...

According to Reynolds, recent and upcoming developments affecting Illinois residents include: ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Cook County program designed to relieve patient medical debt may not be working for everyone. For many struggling to pay their hospital bills, the financial relief may come a little ...

ILLINOIS – The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow. Those for separating point to things like high taxes and a shrinking ...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says his office’s electronic monitoring program, in place for more than three decades, will come to an end next year. Instead, Dart is aiming to have Chief Judge Timothy ...

Cook County health officials say they have fielded calls from residents who wrongly think they are no longer eligible or that ...

For the first time since 2014, Cook County recorded fewer than 600 homicides in a year. The medical examiner handled 541 homicides in 2025.

Your Cook County property tax bill could be delayed after a data error at the Cook County Assessor's Office is holding up a key step in the process. A study from the ...

On April 10, 2025, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved further revisions to the Commission on Human Rights’ regulations implementing the county’s paid leave ordinance. Many private ...