Absent a court-ordered restriction on the use of $258 million in tax revenue and an expected $138 million fallout from ...

Illinois and Cook County are hiring for some important roles before the 2026 midterm elections on Nov. 3.

Cook County School District 130 said on Monday that its schools are open and safe, and flyers encouraging families to keep their children at home on Monday were not from the ...

ILLINOIS – Should Cook County, home to Chicago and sprawling suburbs, break away from Illinois to form a new state? Voters in several Illinois counties could encounter a striking question, similarly ...

A coalition of more than 55 organizations wants Cook County to freeze spending on the sheriff and state's attorney amid a ...

Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday. The ...

The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version. The Cook County Board of Commissioners ...

The Illinois Federation of Teachers sued Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas Monday to try to force her to mail property tax bills and compensate school districts for recent revenue delays. The suit ...

There was a large police presence at Ford Heights Municipal Hall Thursday as the Cook Cook County Sheriff's Office and Illinois Attorney General carried out an investigation.