Though blockchain has been primarily used in financial and legal services, this Chicago county office is looking to introduce the technology to real estate recordkeeping. On Oct. 7, the Cook ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The Chicago City Council on Wednesday paid tribute to the late Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, with aldermen describing her as "a giant of our community." Yarbrough, 73, died on ...

In a historic decision, a federal judge Thursday ended the half-century-old anti-patronage case launched to fight the stubborn and unfair use of politics to decide most hiring, firing, and promotion ...

Fourteen graduates got their records expunged for completing the (W)RAP program, which offers non-violent offenders treatment and support as an alternative to incarceration.

Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough, a longtime Illinois politician who held multiple elected offices over her career, has died, a spokesperson said. Yarbrough passed away on Sunday afternoon with her ...

In the weeks right after the mass shooting at the Highland Park Independence Day parade last year, a suburban man allegedly told a family member to hide his handguns, saying he was concerned he would ...