Cook County enacted the tax in 2012, charging $25 per firearm and up to 5 cents per round of ammunition. The Illinois Supreme Court struck it down in 2021. After the county modified the ordinance ...

Cook County Sheriff’s Police arrested 25 men in a sting operation targeting "Johns." One suspect, Bernard Norman Meggie, was reportedly found with a loaded handgun, cannabis, and drug paraphernalia.

A former employee of Cook County’s property-tax appeal agency will get a big payout to end a legal case, just months after he was fired and sued a Democratic elected official. A county board ...

A two-alarm fire occurred in a Cook County forest preserve, starting after 6 p.m. The fire is 100% contained, though the amount of acreage burned is still unclear. The fire is under investigation, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A judge will be transferred out of the Domestic Violence Division of Cook County Circuit Court at his own request, following harsh criticism after the judge released a man who ...

A Cook County sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot in Turks and Caicos Saturday while celebrating her sister’s 40th birthday at a popular restaurant, according to island authorities. Shamone A.

A Cook County judge was reassigned, ordered to undergo bias training and will face a state disciplinary investigation for allegedly circulating a racist meme. The judge, Caroline Glennon-Goodman ...

Cook County is embracing all things hygge for the first part of February. The Hygge Festival goes from Feb. 7-17. Melissa Dressely of the North Shore Explorer guide says there are some daily ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County judge who presided over two order of protection cases in which the suspects went on to allegedly kill a woman and child has been moved off domestic violence cases.

Cook County will open warming centers in the north, south and west suburbs to help residents combat the extremely cold conditions forecast for Tuesday evening through Thursday. The National ...

Chief Cook County Judge Timothy Evans speaks during a press conference at the Union League Club of Chicago in the Loop, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Share Cook County Sheriff Tom ...