The nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report is rating 10 Democratic-held seats and eight seats held by ...

Stephanie Lulay, Executive editor and Co-Founder of Block Club Chicago, joins Bob Sirott to share the latest Chicago ...

Note: This story is the third in a three-part series featuring women leaders in Cook County government. It’s only been two ...

Sheila Murphy was a Cook County public defender, a private criminal defense attorney and Cook County’s first female presiding judge.

Several days after Tara Stamps was appointed as a Cook County board commissioner in the summer of 2023, heavy storms flooded homes in her district’s West Side neighborhoods — including her own. “So I ...

This Black History Month, the spotlight shines on three outstanding women representing the South Suburbs in Cook County positions.

Republicans argue the map is an example of “extreme partisan gerrymandering,” which renders it unconstitutional under state law.

When a political party does nothing but lose, it's got nothing left to lose. That's why Illinois House Republicans last week filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Democrat-drawn House ...

The first month of January saw a flurry of business activity in the Birmingham metro area, with 17 businesses announcing ...

Longtime Harvey Park District executive director Kisha McCaskill was appointed to the Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th District Friday night in an intense selection process at South Suburban ...

Legislation now on Gov. JB Pritzker’s desk aims at providing protections for workers at large warehouses such as those run by Amazon by requiring employers to be more transparent about productivity ...

Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods will resign effective Feb. 2. McConchie, who would’ve been up for ...