Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case ...

The policy change would mean that prosecutors could not agree to plea deals that do not include a prison sentence in any ...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke announced a new policy Thursday, hoping to crack down on “switches" and ...

Over 12,000 property owners have already paid through the Cook County treasurer's website, totaling $64 million in online ...

Tarik Shahzad logged 294 birds last year, a new record to Cook County, which is a hot spot for bird-watching in the Midwest.

Two state agencies with authority over Illinois juvenile detention center operations have given the Cook County Juvenile ...

A two-alarm fire occurred in a Cook County forest preserve, starting after 6 p.m. The fire is 100% contained, though the ...

The officials CRE often paint as foes are aiming to reshape the tax assessment system to increase its transparency.

Riding roller coasters. Chowing down on fried food. Catching waves in the pool at Hurricane Harbor. Hundreds of Housing ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi's latest valuation of Chicago’s urban core places more of the area’s tax burden on ...

Property tax bills for Cook County residents are available online at cookcountytreasurer.com and should hit mailboxes this week.

There had been calls for months to reassign Judge Thomas Nowinski to be reassigned after the stabbing that killed Lacramioara ...