Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 15, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important ...

The negligence allegations are in a November 2023 complaint filed with the Illinois Court of Claims that names IDHS as a defendant and in an amended complaint filed in Cook County in June 2024 ...

Cook County is expected to experience extreme cold weather this evening through Thursday. The National Weather Service has advised that wind chills will make it feel as cold as -10°F. Cook County is ...

A new General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two ...

Jan. 20 is a federally observed holiday in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Over the weekend, communities ...

A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking ...

Is it significant? Yes. Is it historical? Yes. Is it neglected? Yes. So, these things should be saved, not paved over and forgotten like so many other significant events in African American history.” ...

Lemont Township has about 22,000 residents, including the village of Lemont, and is bordered by the Des Plaines River and Interstate 355 in southwest Cook County. Voters will have a chance to ...

Chicago’s school board will expand from seven people appointed by the mayor to 21 people — 10 of whom were elected last ...

“However, this was not due to a lack of good candidates or hard work, but due to special interest in Illinois’ gerrymandered maps, the most outrageous ... elected by his caucus in 2023. A former Cook ...

A map showing homicides by community area comparing ... in jail pending the outcome of their criminal court case. The Cook County Jail population has risen slightly after bottoming out at the ...