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.

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

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

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

A man wanted for escaping electronic monitoring while awaiting trial on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault has been ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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

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 ...

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

A pedestrian hit by a Cook County Sheriff's officer's squad car in Glenview, Illinois, has died. The crash happened on ...