Illinois lawmakers passed legislation expanding eligibility for senior property tax breaks and moving the due date back one month for spring Cook County property tax bills.

Cook County has yet to mail out property tax bills that were supposed to go out in July with an August pay-by date. For ...

A heartfelt reunion took place Tuesday, weeks after a Cook County police officer’s quick thinking helped save a mother ...

Monday is the first day for Cook County political candidates to file nominating petitions for the March primary election.

Attorney Mark W. Smith of The Four Boxes Diner says Cook County has filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to deny review in ...

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COOK COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - On Saturday, Oct. 4, the Cook County Fire Department announced the passing of Chief Ronald Gerald Abbott. In a Facebook post, the fire department said Chief Abbot passed away ...

CHICAGO — Cook County barred the use of county-owned buildings, parking lots, garages and vacant lots for civil immigration enforcement activities, implementing similar measures enacted in Chicago and ...

The following homicides were reported recently by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. A homicide was reported in Riverdale on Saturday, Sept. 27, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - In a continued effort to enhance traffic enforcement, Cook County Sheriff's Police issued 59 tickets to drivers who used the shoulder to pass illegally on I-55. Last week, ...

(The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers are clashing over a Cook County property tax relief plan that restricts the types of evidence the Cook County Board of Review can consider and requires online ...

Black infants in Cook County die from unexpected, sleep-related causes at 14 times the rate of white babies, with about one child dying each week from preventable suffocation, according to new data ...