After the bill that would have bailed out Chicago area transit agencies failed to clear both chambers of the Illinois General ...

A 60-year-old man was found dead Wednesday after a fire in an apartment near Des Plaines, the Cook County Sheriff's Office ...

In 2016, Jay Doherty not only lobbied Chicago, Cook County and state agencies, he was also the longtime president of the City ...

Almost 557,000 Cook County residents have received letters in the mail informing them some of their debt has been erased.

If private landowners don’t remove invasives alongside natural areas, species like buckthorn will persist in forest preserves ...

Lawmakers said they again will consider the issue later this year. Meanwhile, Cook County will postpone its 2025 tax sale ...

A severe weather system passes through the Chicago area Sunday, bringing rain, high winds and hail to parts of the suburbs.

“Tonight the entire city of Chicago is grieving and mourning together over this tragic loss of one of Chicago’s finest,” ...

Born and raised in Logan Square, Quezada was appointed this spring and aims to focus on transit, affordable housing and local ...

Two metro-east counties were among the 15 in the state to gain population from 2020 to 2024, according to the U.S. Census ...

A judge dismissed investor Samuel Long’s lawsuit against CA Ventures CEO Tom Scott and his longtime associate Jeffrey Krol.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Assessor's Office is hosting its first Neighborhood Housing Forum Tuesday morning. It'll feature panel talks on housing topics like affordable housing, new home ...