A Chicago police officer's gun was found unattended in a bathroom at the Cook County George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse Thursday, officials said.

The Cook County state's attorney said her office is now making domestic violence cases a priority after a number of recent murders tied to domestic cases.

After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.

In a news conference marking 100 days in office, Gordon said the increase in requests for birth certificates and marriage ...

Skitch Electric Co. will relocate its new headquarters to Elgin from Streamwood if the company constructing the building can secure a Cook County tax break.

The deal, put forward at a Bureau County Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14, would have sent up to 50 of Cook County's inmates ...

The Chicago metropolitan area and Cook County both saw slight increases in population according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, as international immigration outpaced domestic ...

The family this week made the difficult decision to take Mercedes Smith, 28​, off life support after she was struck by the ...

A Cook County Sheriff's Police officer struck a pedestrian with a squad car, critically injuring them on Milwaukee Avenue in ...

Housing Authority of Cook County union workers ratified two new union contracts this week, earning average salary floor ...

Family is remembering a mother who sustained fatal injuries after being struck by a Cook County Sheriff’s deputy Tuesday in ...

Police said, shortly after 5 a.m., a pedestrian was hit by a Cook County Sheriff's squad car in the 9800 block of Milwaukee ...