Illinois and Cook County's minimum wage will soon go up once again. Beginning in 2025, the state and county's minimum wage will officially increase to $15 an hour for non-tipped employees. Tipped ...

Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the annual county tax sale, a judge has ruled.

A federal judge found Cook County liable for damages to taxpayers who lost the equity in their homes because of an ...

ILLINOIS – Should Cook County, home to Chicago and sprawling suburbs, break away from Illinois to form a new state? Voters in several Illinois counties could encounter a striking question, similarly ...

Cook County, Illinois, officials released a $9.89 billion executive budget recommendation Thursday, after saying in a press briefing Wednesday that the nation's second-most populous county will see no ...

Residents in one southern Illinois county are slated to vote on a non-binding referendum in November that would explore separating Illinois from Cook County and gaining admission as a separate state.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Clerk's Office said mail-in ballots are still being counted Thursday for the Illinois primary election. The Cook County state's attorney's race remained too close to ...

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A Cook County elected official who was accused of drunk driving in late 2024 has been found not guilty. Samantha Steele, who ...

A hidden Illinois cemetery trail blends ghostly legends, forest beauty, and old local history into one eerie, unforgettable ...