More Illinoisans are getting taxpayer subsidized food assistance now than from before the pandemic. State Rep. La Shawn Ford, ...

Cook County Crime Stoppers are now offering a new $1,000 reward for information leading to an indictment or arrest in the murder of Rosa Chacon.

A Cook County man has been arrested following an undercover operation targeting armed robberies in north suburban Chicago.

For more than a decade, the Cook County Land Bank has transformed vacant properties into vibrant community assets. By ...

A firearms store linked to gun crimes in Chicago and that the Brady Campaign included on its list of ‘Bad Apple’ retailers ...

Illinois patients worry about losing Medicaid coverage, and hospital leaders say cuts could lead to serious limits on care.

Cook County announced on Tuesday, Feb. 25, the launch of the Creative Placemaking grant program as part of the Cook County ...

More than half of those who voted in the Illinois flag redesign process wanted a new flag for the state, though their votes ...

A family-owned farm in the south suburbs of Chicago has announced that funding for a grant it received last October has been suspended.

Previously and currently incarcerated people in Illinois can’t vote or face numerous hurdles to cast a ballot. Several ...

Labor leaders and lawmakers must address underfunding and keep buses and trains running on time, a UIC urban planning expert writes.