A Skokie woman said ICE detained her for nearly 48 hours after landing at O’Hare. Three separate law enforcement agencies say her story doesn’t add up.

With the primary just days away on Tuesday, Cook County’s 17-member board of commissioners is on the verge of a serious shake ...

Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger Pat Hynes are fighting for control of the office that sets valuations of more than 1.8 million parcels across the county.

A WBEZ analysis of board meeting records revealed two incumbents with primary challengers scored among the worst truancy ...

The residents in a building near the Woodlawn center say they’ve been told a prospective owner is offering low-income renters ...

The investigation alleges Cook County tax buyer Greg Bingham exploited loopholes and possibly committed fraud in the foreclosure system.

Nearly 250 Cook County leaders call for a special prosecutor to investigate alleged ICE misconduct during Operation Midway Blitz amid ongoing concerns over legal accountability and federal agent ...

Brendan Reilly, one of the more conservative Democrats on the City Council, looks to unseat Toni Preckwinkle, who doubles as the powerful leader of the Cook County Democratic Party.

Incumbents in two Cook County races often overshadowed by other political contests that nonetheless sway Chicago real estate markets are facing tough competition in the March 17 Democratic primary, ...

Kaegi has been in office since 2018. He's being challenged by one of his own — first-term Lyons Township Assessor Patrick Hynes, who spent 23 years working in the Cook County assessor’s office as a ...

Former Dixmoor police officer Tory Bridgeforth is back behind bars, this time on criminal sexual assault and solicitation of ...

A Cook County judge on Monday denied the requests of a former Chicago Police Officer to expunge and seal records of his arrest and criminal trial in the ...