Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed to “not back down” from defending the ordinance, saying assault ...

An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect for Cook County, and a Heat Advisory for the rest of the Chicago area, through at least ...

Cook County is awarding $5 million to nine community organizations for violence intervention programs and opening ...

Cook County’s ordinance prohibits the possession, acquisition and transfer of the weapons in question. It applies to 125 prohibited rifles, such as AR-15s. But gun-rights advocates say only “dangerous ...

After the Supreme Court announced it would take up a challenge to Cook County's assault weapons ban, State's Attorney Eileen ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is offering the first glimpse at the potential new Chicago Transit Authority ...

The budget gap is largely due to federal funding cuts to Medicaid and continued rising costs across the economy.

An Extreme Heat Watch is taking effect on Monday in Cook County.

Opioid overdose deaths are down for the third straight year in Chicago and suburban Cook County. According to a report ...

A surge in Cook County Sheriff's Police patrols on Chicago Transit Authority trains is producing hundreds of arrests and ...

Tucked in between one of the busiest Illinois tollways, a heavily traveled main street and a Nicor gas pipeline is the final resting place of some of the earliest settlers to what would become the ...