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 ...

Illinois officials have launched a first-of-its-kind statewide certification program for law enforcement therapy dogs, aiming ...

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 ...

LYONS TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WLS) -- It is money homeowners are owed but never received. The I-Team investigated complaints about delayed property tax refunds and disputes ...

The Department of Justice placed Chicago, Cook County, and the state of Illinois on its latest “sanctuary jurisdiction list,” with Attorney General Pam Bondi promising to “continue bringing litigation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illinois is reporting its first West Nile virus death of the year — a suburban Cook County resident in their 60s, health officials ...

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 the late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found dead Tuesday night, officials have confirmed.