At a news conference Tuesday, lawyers said the men and women were sexually abused as children in youth facilities run by the State of Illinois and Cook County. Shardaa Gray reports.

Cook County-commissioned study recommended consolidating electronic monitoring under Chief Judge Timothy Evans, eliminating ...

Communities in Illinois will receive a portion of $12 billion in federal disaster recovery funds for severe storms and flooding over the last two years, including $426 million for Chicago, $244 ...

Indiana's highest-ranking state representative unveils plan to redraw Indiana's boundaries to include Illinois counties which ...

What does the outbreak look like across the Chicago area and what can you do to keep your family safe? Cook County is tracking ... director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, said ...

HISTORY LESSON: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson will headline this morning’s MLK Interfaith Breakfast, also known as the ...

To date, voters in 33 of Illinois’ 102 counties have approved ballot measures to explore splitting off from Cook County, home to Chicago. The counties involved are all heavily Republican ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A bill soon heading to Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk would direct foster care officials in Illinois to prioritize placing children with relatives.

Illinois state Rep. La Shawn Ford is hoping to see the Homeowner Relief Fund pilot program enacted by Cook County commissioners grow to help keep even more property owners in their homes.

JB Pritzker's desk would direct foster care officials in Illinois to prioritize placing ... but former DCFS director Marc Smith was found by a Cook County judge in contempt of court multiple ...