Cook County Crime Stoppers on Tuesday offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in an arson that killed ...

Researchers found 208 sudden and unexpected infant deaths in Cook County from 2019 to 2023, with many concentrated on Chicago ...

A Chicago alderwoman is trying to get a better idea of who is on electronic monitoring in Cook County and how they're being tracked. She also wants to know what efforts are being made to track down ...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke on Monday announced a new task force dedicated to fighting crime on the Chicago area's mass transit system.

People who fail to pay court-ordered support to their children or former spouses can land in jail. Expanding access to ...

A major infrastructure project that supplies water to residents, businesses, and hospitals in Chicago's south suburbs was completed Friday. Celebrations took place on the border of Chicago and ...

Cook County Police are looking for a suspect wanted in a hit-and-run in unincorporated Maine Township.

State Rep. Kam Buckner, a lead negotiator on the Illinois megaprojects bill, says the Cook County Treasurer's office study ...

Cook County prosecutors are asking judges to issue warrants for people who were no-shows in traffic court — because they had already been deported.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas says she intends to make a run for Chicago mayor in 2027. But her campaign will not officially kick off until after the 2026 election. That is ...

Cook County in Illinois, which includes Chicago, has approved a permanent basic income program.Mensent Photography/Getty Images Many American cities and counties have been experimenting with a novel ...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is speaking out after investigators say a Chicago-area man spent months communicating online with someone he believed was a young teenage girl. Authorities say the suspect ...