The Cook County state’s attorney’s office on Monday said “a thorough analysis is being conducted” to assess the legality of a mayoral executive order that directs Chicago police to ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s executive protection detail is budgeted to cost up to $1.5 million this year.

Changes are coming to Cook County's electronic monitoring system starting this weekend. They are aimed at making the system ...

Robert Ellis, 67, was charged with presenting a badge from a fake police agency when he applied for a license plate at the ...

Someone is carrying a winning lottery ticket sold in Lincoln that's worth more than a quarter-million dollars.

Cook County misspent $243 million intended for transportation, handing a victory to the state road-building industry, a judge ...

Images of Liam Conejo Ramos surrounded by ICE officers sparked outcry against the Trump administration's immigration ...

The Urban League of Racine and Kenosha recent program tied Martin Luther King Jr. Day and of Kenosha's 2026 Kindness Week ...

An Omaha sixth grader's drawing of a special furry member of the Omaha Fire Department is now featured on stickers the department will hand out during school visits.

Cook County’s delayed property tax bills are straining school districts with nearly $122 million in unexpected, unneeded costs.

Road crews began plowing Sunday around 2:30 a.m., according to Jon Dickinson, road supervisor for the Richland County Engineer’s Office. His drivers worked 10-hour shifts, with 11 trucks out on the ...