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 has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case ...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is making good on one of her signature campaign promises to crack down on ...

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

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

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi on Wednesday announced the total value of properties in Chicago topped $50.8 billion in 2024 ...

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

Shahzad, who works for the Nature Conservancy, said he spent almost every free moment last year looking for birds. The ...

When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of ...

George Levin, 63, was found dead by his sister late Sunday in the basement of a home in the 7300 block of West Talcott Avenue, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s ...

A high property tax bill has been the stumbling block to getting the 3.7-acre property sold, according to the listing agent, ...

The Sangamon County Juvenile Center is reopening after extensive renovations and a review by the Administrative Office of ...