The agency was recently taken off the U.S. Department of Housing's list of underperforming agencies but internal strife among leadership and staff is jeopardizing the agency's chances of staying off ...

The 45-year-old former deputy director of Healey's Springfield office is in jail awaiting a Friday morning detention hearing.

Cook County Sheriff's Officer Zachary Finn is being hailed as a hero after he performed the Heimlich maneuver and saved a ...

Several kilos of suspected cocaine that a now-former aide to Gov. Maura Healey stands accused of trafficking were emblazoned ...

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

With a symbolic groundbreaking on Oct. 28, a project years in the making is officially underway. County leaders held a ...

A mother and father from Raymond say their son, who is an inmate at Cumberland County Jail, is being denied proper care. Senate Democrats block government funding bill for 13th time Scientists Studied ...

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CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months.

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from making arrests at county courthouses. The move follows weeks of federal immigration enforcement activity and public protests in Chicago.

A group of Chicagoans celebrates the release of a loved one from the Cook County jail at around 9:15 PM on August 20, 2025. Credit: Dave Byrnes It was half past midnight and eight women had just left ...