Voters in those Illinois counties say they want to separate from Chicago and Cook County, saying voters in urban areas hold an outsized voice in Illinois politics, where Democrats hold a ...

is that the city of Chicago and Cook County have a sizable impact on the policies enacted by the state legislature, and rural counties share different interests that are not being represented by ...

Will County Board ... officials’ pay in the Chicago collar counties and some of the most populous counties statewide, based on the 2020 census. He said he excluded Cook County because it is ...

After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

The $12.1 million family medicine clinic joins a network of 14 county-run facilities in the Chicago area, serving neighbors ...

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton paid an unofficial visit on day two of the Cook County Democratic ...

Some Cook County Board ... panhandle of Cook County. “Ultimately, the taxpayer would lose the level of service they receive now.” The Civic Federation, a Chicago-based nonpartisan government ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a threat of possible severe weather for parts of the Chicago area Sunday night into Monday. A Tornado Watch was issued Kankakee, Grundy and Livingston counties, the ...

A 34-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with a February homicide on Chicago’s West Side. The victim, a 24-year-old man, was found dead with head trauma in the 700 block of ...

Read on for our list of the best private schools in Cook County according to Niche. 1. British International School of Chicago, South Loop (A+) Address: 161 W. 9th St., Chicago Why it stands out: This ...