Cook County and Chicago are under an Extreme Heat Warning starting Saturday morning, a Heat Advisory has been issued for the ...

A federal jury Tuesday cleared an Indiana businessman who had been accused of bribing officials at the Cook County assessor’s office with free golf in return for lowered property assessments ...

Known for overcrowding and violence, Cook County Jail has a reputation few facilities can match. This video explores the ...

When seven counties in Illinois voted in November to explore secession from their state and separate from the influence of Cook County, Indiana House Republicans took notice.

Three more tornadoes touched down in Will County: an EF-0 in rural southeastern Joliet, just east of Preston Heights; an EF-0 tornado on the east side of Frankfort, and an EF-1 tornado near Steger.

Illinois counties are seeking to secede from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state, and Indiana has introduced a bill to create a boundary adjustment commission to consider the possibility of… ...

Cook County is in the midst of a "domestic violence crisis." That's the message shared with the ABC7 I-Team by State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke and survivor advocates working to put an end to ...

Cook County’s top prosecutor says she does not believe the chief judge can safely administer electronic monitoring and has instructed her lawyers to object every time it is imposed. Judges can ...