News of arson charges filed against the owner of the Lutsen Resort this week came as no surprise to many along Lake Superior’s north shore, as speculation ran rampant in the 22 months since the blaze ...

The county treasurer's new report describing large hikes in Chicago residential tax bills effectively takes property tax ...

One day after he was sworn in, new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach said he is ordering an urgent review of the county's ...

Speaking at the City Club of Chicago on Tuesday to mark her first year as the county’s top prosecutor, O’Neill Burke said her ...

Good afternoon, Chicago. Pledging a transparent and compassionate approach to justice, Cook County’s new Chief Judge Charles ...

In a surprise win in September, Charles Beach unseated Chief Judge Tim Evans following a secret-ballot vote among his fellow ...

It dragged on months longer than it should have in large part because of a legal dispute over the company’s so-called ...

Due to Cook County’s zero-sum property tax system, a controversial valuation process hammers neighborhoods with little ...

The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny, after a woman was set on fire in a ...

The Cook County Chief Judge’s Office is considering policy changes after a woman was badly burned on a CTA train.

After the fire was put out, Martinez Duncan, 24, was removed from the cell and brought to a holding area where he became ...