Cook County Crime Stoppers on Tuesday offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in an arson that killed ...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke on Monday announced a new task force dedicated to fighting crime on the Chicago area's mass transit system.

A Chicago alderwoman is trying to get a better idea of who is on electronic monitoring in Cook County and how they're being tracked. She also wants to know what efforts are being made to track down ...

Cook County prosecutors are asking judges to issue arrest warrants for people with cases in traffic court who had already been deported.

Judge Erica Reddick on Thursday dismissed the arguments of a broad coalition that sought to install an outside lawyer to ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Cook County kicked off the first Violence Against Women Task Force meeting on Wednesday. Several actions have already been put in place to support survivors of domestic ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas says she intends to make a run for Chicago mayor in 2027. But her campaign will not officially kick off until after the 2026 election. That is ...

Researchers found 208 sudden and unexpected infant deaths in Cook County from 2019 to 2023, with many concentrated on Chicago ...

Cook County in Illinois, which includes Chicago, has approved a permanent basic income program.Mensent Photography/Getty Images Many American cities and counties have been experimenting with a novel ...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is speaking out after investigators say a Chicago-area man spent months communicating online with someone he believed was a young teenage girl. Authorities say the suspect ...