Hundreds of Cook County and Chicago high school students cast their ballots for the first time at the Loop early voting supersite, part of a first-of-its-kind program.

Early voting sites opened in all of Chicago’s 50 wards Monday. Early voting also expanded to a total of 55 locations for suburban Cook County residents.

Part of Reverend Jesse Jackson’s legacy was his call to political action beginning with the power of the vote, and hundreds of students carried on that legacy Thursday. Hundreds of suburban Cook ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kisha McCaskill was appointed to replace Monica Gordon, who became Cook County clerk at the end of 2024. She faces off against ...

The organization is calling March 10 the “cut-off date” for putting ballots in the mail to ensure they are received in time.

O'Connor discusses how the Cook County tax bills are due on April 1. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, March 11, 2026 ...

Instead of an old file cabinet in the basement, or tucked away in a closet, Illinois residents should be able to store their wills in a secure county-run depository. That’s the idea behind ...

A bill being proposed in Springfield would let county circuit court clerk's offices decide to opt into having a depository to securely store a resident's will without them needing to hire an attorney.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dolton Trustee Kiana Belcher is running for the 5th District Cook County Board seat against Harvey Park District Executive ...

An Illinois appeals court on Friday reversed lower decisions and ordered Republican congressional candidate Tedora M. Brown’s name to be added to 11th District ballots. The 1st District appellate ...

Drivers in suburban Cook County won't have to wait days to see their traffic tickets anymore. A new online system is rolling out to help drivers see, pay, or contest tickets faster. The e-Citation ...