When a Cook County business successfully appeals their property taxes, the county just shifts that burden to homeowners. This ...

Property taxes have increased every year in Illinois for the past three decades. For the 2026 budget season, legislators and ...

Cook County completes a solar panel project at Markham Courthouse, reducing electricity costs and CO2 emissions.

Cook County residents were asked to curb water use, including delaying showers and waiting to do laundry, as a flash flood watch took effect on Monday ahead of potential severe storms.

Cook County announces $8.27 million in infrastructure investments for 32 projects through the 'Invest in Cook' grant program.

At Cook County courthouse, District 2, you can get married, fight an eviction, and argue a traffic violation. You can also be sexually harassed here, according to two lawsuits filed by a former ...

Former Cook County Public Health COO LaMar Hasbrouck was fired after failing to renew his medical license, according to a ...

Three people have been arrested for stealing $10,000 worth of merchandise from retails stores across Cook County.

A Cook County sheriff's police officer shot and wounded a man suspected of attacking two women in La Grange Highlands, ...

Two women and a suspect were hurt after a police shooting stemming from an alleged domestic incident in Lyons Township.

A suburban man is charged with felony animal cruelty after authorities say he dragged a small dog behind his pickup truck in ...