The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office is hosting its sixth annual Missing Persons Day event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The event aims to connect people with resources to locate missing loved ones.

Cook County in Illinois recently celebrated the completion of a solar project at its Skokie courthouse. County officials held a ribbon cutting this week

CHICAGO — Elected officials and advocates for both domestic violence survivors and immigrant rights are warning of an uptick in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement presence around Cook County’s Domestic Violence Courthouse, in violation of both an order from the chief judge and a new state law.

The primary driver of the tax burden is school districts, which accounted for nearly 55 percent of all property taxes in 2024.

Cook County, Illinois has become a focal point in the national debate over how local governments can support residents facing volatile wages, rising housing costs, and uneven access to public benefits. Rather than treating income instability as a temporary ...

Nearly 1,100 mass layoffs were disclosed in a state report for March, with the vast majority in Cook County. The cuts were across a range of businesses and include the pending closure of a small college.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Cook County program designed to relieve patient medical debt may not be working for everyone. For many struggling to pay their hospital bills, the financial relief may come a little too late. Since 2022, Cook County has spent more than $ ...