Visits to emergency rooms are up; health officials say holiday travel and gatherings are helping spread the virus. The H3N2 ...

Federal judge rules the system violates the “takings” clause, but compensation for homeowners in class-action lawsuit remains unclear.

Treasurer Maria Pappas' office took "emergency steps" to send some of the more than $8 billion in property tax funds due to ...

Authorities recovered $100,000 in stolen Wawa coffee and $500,000 in protein powder as Cook County warns of a growing cargo ...

A federal judge ruled Cook County is illegally settling minor property tax debts by seizing the full value of properties.

Last week, Gov. Brian P. Kemp appointed Matt Bennett to serve as Superior Court judge for the Alapaha Circuit due to House ...

GRAND MARAIS — A suspect is in custody after a Saturday afternoon stabbing inside the Cook County Co-op. According to a ...

Cook County approved a 2026 property tax levy of $13,780,089 on December 16, marking a 7.57% increase over the previous year.

The Cook County Treasurer's Office is providing $2.3B in emergency funds to local governments after long-delayed property tax ...

Treasurer Maria Pappas is asking for more time to decide whether to appeal a judge's Dec. 8 decision in a high-profile ...

Flooding in a Cook County building downtown led to a large emergency response on Friday morning. Building occupants at 69 ...

The nation’s longest-serving legislative speaker, a state senator and a former Cook County commissioner were on Illinois’ too ...