Cook County officials are taking another step in reform efforts which they say led to the elimination of cash bond in ...

The recent rumblings from downstate Illinois have caught the attention of lawmakers across the border in Indiana, where ...

Cory Ulmer died at the Cook County Jail shortly after correctional officers struck him several times and threw him to the ...

Health care spending, which makes up some 60% of the overall county budget, will actually see a budget shortfall in 2025, ...

Cook County faces a general fund budget gap of $102.6 million in 2026, and many grants are at risk under the new White House ...

The renewed focus on retail theft from Cook County’s top prosecutor has gone national. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke ...

A bill awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker's signature marked a rare instance in which Democrats and Republicans largely agreed on a ...

The Illinois Freedom Caucus filed the lawsuit in Sangamon County. The group comprised of seven state lawmakers say Democratic ...