Guaranteed income supporters celebrated a historic win last November when Cook County approved the first permanent ...

Voters in the Illinois primary election will be tasked with deciding some pivotal and historic races across the state, but what exactly you'll see on your ballot depends on where you live.

Early voting sites opened in all of Chicago’s 50 wards Monday. Early voting also expanded to a total of 55 locations for suburban Cook County residents.

Instead, the link directed her to information about the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, created in 2024 in partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. The organization partners with local ...

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

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

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 ...

Hynes got his start as a commercial appraiser of industrial properties and later became a longtime employee of the Cook County Assessor’s Office. He worked under former assessor ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County health officials Tuesday to announce a $1.8 billion in erased medical debt for residents through a state program.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is vying for a fifth term, but she’s facing a strong challenge from Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly. Early voting turnout has been strong in the Chicago area, ...

Proposed legislation would make Illinois compliant with a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision stating property owners are ...

The office of Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Charles Beach issued a fraud alert Sunday warning the public about a scam ...