Chicagoans would face increased risks if specialized mosquito abatement districts were weakened or dismantled.

After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

Commissioners in the second-most populous US county have green-lit large payments to residents who are struggling to make ...

CHICAGO — Cook County is trying to make navigating its services easier for people, regardless of what language they speak.

Indiana is taking a first step toward a rather unlikely effort to amend its border and acquire parts of Illinois, as Illinois officials remain reluctant to approve the measure.

Chicago police said 24-year-old Luther Hopkins III, of Calumet City, is charged with one felony count of unlawful use of a ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have passed a bill to invite Illinois counties into the Hoosier State. The House voted to concur with the Senate version on April 17. House Enrolled Act 1008 now heads ...

On April 10, 2025, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved further revisions to the Commission on Human Rights’ regulations implementing ...

The Indiana Legislature has passed a bill creating a commission to study the Indiana/Illinois boundary in the hope of ...

"To all of our neighbors to the west, we hear your frustrations and invite you to join us in low-cost, low-tax Indiana," said ...

While it may be a long shot, several Illinois counties may join Indiana if a special commission rules in favor of addition.