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

A former south suburban cemetery employee is accused of secretly pocketing more than $100,000 from payments for funeral expenses, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said on Saturday.

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

When Elisabeth Pollock took over as the Champaign County public defender in 2022, one of her team’s attorneys was handling 500 cases by herself in a courtroom that should have been staffed by at least ...

Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission” to redraw state lines and absorb 33 rural Illinois counties that want to split ...

Also known as the "border bill," the legislation would establish an "Indiana-Illinois boundary adjustment commission," with six members appointed by Indiana's governor and five members appointed under ...

A bill passed this week by Indiana lawmakers would create a commission to explore bringing numerous Illinois counties into ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton paid an unofficial visit on day two of the Cook County Democratic ...

Employers, even those who support labor in general, often get defensive when faced with the prospect of sharing power with their employees.

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