Patricia Martin, former presiding judge of the juvenile court's child protection division, bilked a decorated WWII vet out of ...

Preckwinkle long has been a denizen of the nearby Hyde Park neighborhood, and has owned and lived in various condominium ...

The woman charged with killing Romeca Blackmon was ordered to remain in custody Thursday after Blackmon was gunned down when ...

Citing this year’s record property tax hikes, the Cook County Board of Review is giving taxpayers another brief shot at knocking down their bills for next year.

Reviewing her first year in office, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke defends the increased requests for detention and ...

Chief Judge Beach is an eight-year veteran of the bench. He took over for former Chief Judge Tim Evans, who served eight ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m.

Cook County property tax owners will soon get a bill for their months-delayed second installment tax bills. The 1.8 million property tax bills were expected to be mailed Friday with a due date of Dec.

The Forest Preserves of Cook County is a leader in this land management technique, burning 8,635 acres in the past year. That’s despite the fact that the practice was banned in the county just 30 ...

A Chicago judge signed an order Wednesday prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from making arrests at Cook County courthouses, citing concerns about "fear or obstruction" while ...