The 17-member Cook County Board is guaranteed at least four new faces next year thanks to two retirements and two ambitious ...

Cook County spends nearly $20 million on food, housing services The Cook County Board has announced it will spend $19. 9 million on taxpayer-funded food and housing services, including $5.

Police from the Cook County sheriff’s office will patrol the CTA as the mass transit agency tries to head off threats from the Trump administration that it must shape up on ...

Cook County and the state of Illinois erased upwards of $1.5 billion in medical debt for over 770,000 Cook County residents through the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, leaving many county ...

The state has not yet updated its law, exposing counties to potential liability, and two legislative fixes have been introduced to address the issue.

Officials in Cook County, Illinois crafted rules for a permanent guaranteed income program, building on pilot that provided 3,250 families with $500 monthly.

Programs help over 1 million residents, but lawmakers debate whether future funding will be there.

Illinois and local officials announced Cook County will continue funding the medical debt forgiveness program next year, once funds run out.

Cook County homeowners have all been granted an extension in paying their first-installment property tax bills for 2026.

Instead of an old file cabinet in the basement, or tucked away in a closet, Illinois residents should be able to store their wills in a secure county-run depository. That’s the idea behind ...

COOK COUNTY, Il (WLS) -- Dozens of detainees at the Cook County Jail have tested positive for coronavirus, the county's sheriff announced Saturday. The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported that 89 ...

The Cook County Chief Judge's Office is warning people about a scam to get people to pay fake parking fees.