A program allowing Chicago police officers to file charges in low-level gun crimes without first getting approval from a ...

website for the office Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced her plans to run for Chicago mayor in 2027. In a ...

In April 2016, Morrison was elected as chairman of the Cook County Republican Party. He resigned from this seat this past ...

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information about the 2022 shooting death of a father of five in ...

A man died after being found with a gunshot wound to the head in an apartment complex in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood ...

Many Cook County homeowners are reeling from whopping property tax bills that came out late and much higher than expected.

A person was in custody Tuesday after a woman was set on fire while riding a CTA Blue Line in Chicago's Loop the night before ...

A man shot by Chicago police​ earlier this week in the Washington Park neighborhood has been charged with aggravated assault ...

Last June, William D. Swetz, 34, of Flossmoor, was charged with aggravated battery in a public place and aggravated assault ...

A man was attacked with an axe early Monday on Chicago's Near West Side. Chicago police said they were on patrol at 2 a.m.

Morrison is calling it a career on the Cook County Board, announcing Thursday that he will not seek re-election in 2026 and bringing his decade-long run as the 17th District’s commissioner to a close.

Federal charges were issued Wednesday against a man accused of setting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train​ in downtown ...