Two people are facing felony gun charges after separate Cook County arrests on the same day. Here's what sheriff's police say happened.

An Extreme Heat Warning is in effect for Cook County, and a Heat Advisory for the rest of the Chicago area, through at least Wednesday night.

A new report from the Chicago-Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force has identified gasp in the justice system that ...

Advocates for victims of domestic violence released a report yesterday recommending reforms to Cook County and state systems ...

Members of the Chicago Teachers Union blamed some of the cuts in the Chicago Public Schools system on a chronic problem with ...

A drug known to be 10 times more potent than fentanyl has been linked to seven deaths this year in Cook County.

Chicago and Cook County have increased the minimum wage for many workers, with employers with four or more workers in Chicago ...

Cook County courts are failing domestic‑violence survivors. It urges recordings, free transcripts and more funding.

Minimum wages have gone up for workers in Chicago and Cook County, but efforts to raise state and federal minimums remain on ...

A $300 million no-interest county loan program will help local governments relying on tax revenue they won't get on time, but Chicago Public Schools don't qualify for the loans.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office swore in their new support dog Ruthie on Monday. Ruthie is a two-year-old golden ...