Cook County

More than a thousand Illinoisans with low-level marijuana convictions had their records wiped clean Wednesday. It’s part of the new marijuana...

Downstate Illinoisans should be concerned about Cook County’s controversial sales tax on sweetened beverages, even though they don’t have to pay it,…

Some Chicago-area businesses are urging the Cook County Board to repeal the penny-per-ounce sweetened beverage tax. Amber Stevens says beverage sales are…

Five Democratic candidates for governor gathered Thursday in a small conference room in downtown Chicago to explain their strategies and seek a key…

The Cook County Jail is no longer under federal monitoring after a federal judge lifted a consent decree. A 2008 Department of Justice report found the…

Despite a judge's decision Friday to toss Chicago Public Schools' civil rights lawsuit against the state, Mayor Rahm Emanuel declared late Friday that…

The man in charge of the Cook County Jail says correctional facilities can do a much better job dealing with inmates who have mental health issues.…

A federal judge is giving Cook County a week to fix what he calls a “glaring inconsistency” in how it treats juvenile arrestees. A federal lawsuit claims…

A Cook County judge is dismissing a lawsuit from nearly 100 social service agencies that sued the State of Illinois.Those groups lost their case against…

A judge has appointed a suburban Chicago state's attorney as the special prosecutor in the case against a Chicago police officer charged with first-degree…