At its June 16 meeting, the Hopewell Township Committee formally introduced the Township’s Round 4 Housing Element and Fair ...

Another convicted sex offender from Monroe has been arrested in connection with the case of another defendant arrested on an ...

Most mosquito abatement districts outside Cook County collect taxes and contract pest control services to private companies to avoid legacy costs such as pensions and retiree health care.

Cook County’s pilot program to provide guaranteed income to more than 3,000 people did what it was intended to do, early findings suggest — it helped provide some economic stability.

The Cook County Department of Transportation released its 2025 highway construction project map, ... The map also gives detailed information on each project. More from CBS News.

In Cook County, 53% of those who died of opioid overdoses in 2024 were Black, 31% were white and nearly 14% were Latino. The most affected age group was people 50 to 59, with 27% of the deaths.

Illinois and Cook County's minimum wage will soon go up once again. Beginning in 2025, the state and county's minimum wage will officially increase to $15 an hour for non-tipped employees. Tipped ...

Cook County recorded 845 foreclosure lawsuits started by lenders in May and 632 in June, falling from April’s total of 909. So far this year, March currently holds the monthly high for ...

The Cook County Clerk's Office released a detailed 79-page document outlining the 2023 property tax rates, which have risen significantly, particularly in the south and west suburbs.

Cook County officials are projecting an estimated $218 million budget gap next year, the biggest since 2021, a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Officials would not detail how they plan to plug the ...