The recent rumblings from downstate Illinois have caught the attention of lawmakers across the border in Indiana, where ...

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 and Chicago are under an Extreme Heat Warning starting Saturday morning, a Heat Advisory has been issued for the entire rest of the Chicago area, and an Extreme Heat Watch in parts of ...

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been issued for southern Cook County and a large chunk of northwest Indiana as storms roll in off Lake Michigan. Prior to Oval Office showdown with Zelensky, US ...

The renewed focus on retail theft from Cook County’s top prosecutor has gone national. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced this week that a nationwide campaign, spearheaded by ...

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 ...

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 ...