Good morning, Chicago. In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ushering in another era for one of the largest court systems in the country.

Cook County health officials are reporting a jump in flu activity in the Chicago suburbs, with emergency room visits nearly ...

UPDATE: Upon further investigation, the Chicago Department of Public Health has determined that the Chicago Public Library Independence Branch is no longer considered a measles exposure location, as ...

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for Cook County starting Saturday morning and lasting into next week for an early-summer heat wave building in our area. Chicago can ...

Perry County deputy injured in Sunday chase Officials with the Perry County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy was injured in a chase early on Sunday. Health officials in Cook County have confirmed two ...

Revisit some of our team’s outstanding reporting from this past year, including our investigations into tax foreclosures, a rogue forensics lab, juvenile detention, wrongful convictions, and the ...

Chicago was under a flood watch Thursday night in anticipation of thunderstorms expected to move through the city, according to the National Weather Service. The flood watch, expected to expire Friday ...

Cook County is predicting a $211.4 million budget shortfall for 2026, a relatively modest gap that officials said was more of an estimate than usual thanks to extraordinary uncertainty coming out of ...

The Chicago area is preparing for its first significant heat wave of the season, with officials in Cook County issuing an extreme heat watch ahead of dangerously high temperatures expected this ...

Irwin County and Cook will match up on Friday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. ET. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network. The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around the ...

Appling County and Cook will face off on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network. The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around the ...

Cook County's first two measles patients of the year are in isolation Thursday, but health officials have listed several locations where the public may have been exposed. County health officials on ...