He says since Cook County Crime Stoppers started in 1985, the group has taken over 14,000 tips, and helped solve 27 to 2,800 ...

Many voters don’t make the time to cast a ballot in their local elections, and that is a sad statement for our democracy.

Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s ...

The National Weather Service said a preliminary assessment by storm survey teams in Gary determined an EF-1 tornado touched ...

The member of the Lake County Property Tax Assessment Board of Appeals who inspired a PTABOA member Indiana residency bill left the board earlier this year, officials said. Samantha Steele, who is ...

From hostage rescues to active shooter situations, the drills are based on actual encounters officers have faced in the field ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. ( WGN) — The Cook County Sheriff Police’s new shooting range and training center in Maywood is complete ...

A Cook County fugitive who has been on the run since last May was arrested and charged after violating his electronic ...

Down staters are leaving Chicago to make their own state, that’s the idea behind a nonprofit organization called New Illinois ...

Early voting started Monday in suburban Cook County and voters will have until the end of March to cast their ballot in the ...

A Cook County man was indicted by a grand jury this week for allegedly stabbing a man during a road rage incident last year.

After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.