Cook County, Illinois has become a focal point in the national debate over how local governments can support residents facing volatile wages, rising housing costs, and uneven access to public benefits ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is projected to win her Democratic nomination and a fifth term, as no Republican candidate is running.

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 ...

Voters in Cook County will be casting their ballots for several offices, including two countywide officials facing primary ...

Cook County in Illinois recently celebrated the completion of a solar project at its Skokie courthouse. County officials held ...

A routine hospital visit for a severe headache turned into a life-changing outcome for a 47-year-old man after what attorneys ...

Nearly 1,100 mass layoffs were disclosed in a state report for March, with the vast majority in Cook County. The cuts were ...

The widow and son of the late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found dead Tuesday night, officials have confirmed.

After 24 years as chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, Judge Timothy Evans lost his bid for a new term this week. Circuit court judges voted Wednesday to elect Judge Charles Beach as the new ...

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The widow and son of former Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found dead inside the family’s home in Garfield Park ...