The Prairie State College Board of Education Chair said the loss of a family member to gun violence was what prompted her to ...

Livestream viewers around the world have been marveling at the baby eagles' growth since they hatched in Big Bear, California ...

Cook County commissioners approved roughly $48 million in legal settlements Thursday, including $7.45 million each to two men who won a record jury verdict after wrongfully spending 16 years ...

Jenn Harris The oysters from Tomales Bay Oyster Co. in Marin County are highly coveted by shellfish lovers across California (and ... A cow wearing a vest and a bow tie holds a chalkboard sign ...

Early in the morning outside Cook County Jail, a group of new detainees stepped out of a Chicago police wagon and walked bleary-eyed into the bright sunlight before lining up inside against a ...

Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele was arrested for driving while intoxicated last fall. The case is still pending, but Steele hopes to distance herself from the incident and ...

The “I Speak” Card initiative was spearheaded by 13th District Commissioner Josina Morita and was announced as part of Cook County’s “Language Access Month,” which is being recognized ...

Cook County’s pilot program to provide guaranteed income to more than 3,000 people did what it was intended to do, early findings suggest — it helped provide some economic stability.

Former Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx is no longer authorized to practice law in Illinois after she failed to keep her license current. According to the Illinois Attorney Registration and ...

Illinois and Cook County's minimum wage will soon go up once again. Beginning in 2025, the state and county's minimum wage will officially increase to $15 an hour for non-tipped employees.

Cook County’s public health system is launching free doula services for pregnant patients to help reduce health disparities. Nearly 1,000 mostly Black or Latina patients at Cook County Health ...

Alan Fletcher of Lucerne dismissed the ballot measure as flawed and “meaningless,” a waste of the $50,000 it cost Lake County to put it on the ballot. Dallas Cook, like Fletcher, is a member ...