A referendum on ranked choice voting will appear on the April ballot as legal challenges complicate implementation in Cook ...

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

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

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is pushing for a $200 million relief fund in Springfield, but he knows it won’t be an easy ...

Shamone Duncan Facebook An Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been shot and killed while on vacation in Turks and Caicos. Cook County Deputy Shamone Duncan was fatally shot along with local resident ...

(The Center Square) – It’s now up to the Illinois Supreme Court ... and Cook counties, not any of the other 100 counties. The case Piasa Armory vs. Kwame Raoul out of Madison County challenges ...

Cook County Deputy Shamone Duncan, 50, was fatally struck by a stray bullet while vacationing in Turks and Caicos on January 18 during a shooting incident at Aziza Restaurant & Lounge. The ...

“I am thrilled to welcome the new year by continuing this cherished tradition with Cook County’s first marriage of 2025,” said Clerk Monica Gordon. The couple started dating in 2019 after ...

Tiffany Henyard, the scandal-plagued mayor of Dolton, Illinois ... to return to court again Friday, and Henyard arrived a half hour late for the hearing, WGN-TV reported. Cook County Judge ...

Aisha Buford-Morrison, 26, and Terrell Johnson, 28, were the first to receive a marriage license in Cook County in 2025—after a five-year courtship. The couple received Cook County's first ...