Residents give input for use of the 150-acre Cook County-owned Oak Forest Hospital site, stressing legacy, history and ...

A routine hospital visit for a severe headache turned into a life-changing outcome for a 47-year-old man after what attorneys ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A new report on property taxes in Cook County shows that they have skyrocketed over the past 30 years. And anyone who has seen their latest tax bill can attest to the strain ...

Cook County officials are warning residents to be weary of a circulating text message scam that falsely claims to require payment for unpaid charges. Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Mariyana ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — In an election that holds the attention of homeowners in Cook County, Pat Hynes has been projected the winner to unseat incumbent Fritz Kaegi in the Democratic primary for ...

Longtime Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle defeated veteran Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly in the Democratic primary on Tuesday. Preckwinkle had 68 percent of the vote, with around 98 percent ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi conceded to challenger Pat Hynes on Tuesday night. Hynes' children came out and introduced him when he took the stage in an electric room. He told his supporters he is ...

Races for Cook County Board president and assessor as well as a few county board races in Lake County are among the local races to watch in Tuesday’s primary elections. The hotly contested Democratic ...

President Trump recognized Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook at a White House event for Women's History Month. Cook began her law enforcement career in 1992 and rose to become third in command at the ...

Cook County and the state of Illinois erased upwards of $1.5 billion in medical debt for over 770,000 Cook County residents through the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, leaving many county ...

SPRINGFIELD — When Kayleigh White opened a plain white envelope stamped “UNDUE” in big, bold blue letters late last year, she threw it away. The 27-year-old Rochelle resident assumed it was junk mail, ...

With the first phase of the planned demolition of the 153-acre Oak Forest Hospital campus now complete, Cook County is seeking public input on what use the land should be put toward. The Cook County ...