Cook County is expanding efforts to help more residents achieve homeownership with the launch of phase two of its Down ...

Chicago Fire Department Deputy District Chief John Giordano said, around 11:15 a.m., firefighters responded to a report of a fire on the 3rd floor of the Cook County Building at 118 N. Clark St.

The fire started in a records closet on the 3rd floor of the Cook County Building, after several cardboard boxes caught fire. Officials said the fire caused light smoke on the 3rd and 4th floors.

Cook County Commissioner Martin Tuchow and former Ald. Louis Farina were found guilty on Dec. 7, 1983, of conspiring to extort $7,000 in payoffs from building contractors. (Chicago Tribune) ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi speaks in his office on June 17, 2024. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ... 2024, at the County Building. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...

Cook County is trying to make navigating its services easier for people, regardless of what language they speak. Starting Tuesday, people who may not speak English but need help from the county ...

Construction season in Cook County is in full swing. Along with housing development and municipal office space projects, area ...

Cook County has lost its appeal to receive financial compensation, stemming from a series of litigations related to Chicago’s foreclosure crisis in the early 2000s Three judges for the U.S ...

Cook County’s pilot program to provide guaranteed income to more than 3,000 people did what it was intended to do, early findings suggest — it helped provide some economic stability.

The plan is subject to Cook County Board approval this fall. Leasing space to a unit of government isn't flashy for a top-tier quality, or Class A, office building like 161 N. Clark St.

Cook County is full of 'fake' lakes. They help tell the story of development in the area. Major construction projects from more than 50 years ago left behind large pits in the ground.

JP Morgan Chase Bank was slapped with a slip-and-fall premises liability lawsuit on Jan. 2 in Illinois Circuit Court for Cook County. The lawsuit was filed by Elman Joseph Law Group on behalf of ...