Bringing Cook County resources such as vaccination clinics into communities is a priority of Kisha McCaskill, the new Cook County commissioner for the 5th District, which covers several south suburbs.

Note: This story is the third in a three-part series featuring women leaders in Cook County government. It’s only been two ...

But since then, preliminary discussions between Evanston city leaders, Reform for Illinois, and the Cook County clerk have stalled. After the death of Clerk Karen Yarbrough last year, David Melton ...

BARABOO—Karen Faye Cook, age 80, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at St. Clare Meadows Care Center in Baraboo, Wis. Karen was born on March 3, 1944, at St. Mary’s-Ringling Hospital ...

MARKHAM, Ill. - A Cook County man was arrested this week for allegedly robbing a delivery driver at knifepoint last month.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A judge will be transferred out of the Domestic Violence Division of Cook County Circuit Court at his own request, following harsh criticism after the judge released a man who ...

A Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy was shot and killed in Turks and Caicos Saturday night. According to a statement from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, Shamone A. Duncan was on vacation in ...

A Cook County sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot in Turks and Caicos Saturday while celebrating her sister’s 40th birthday at a popular restaurant, according to island authorities. Shamone A.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County judge who presided over two order of protection cases in which the suspects went on to allegedly kill a woman and child has been moved off domestic violence cases.