A Chicago “bird watcher” has made history. Tarik Shahzad, 27, recently broke the Cook County Birding Big Year record, sighting his 294th confirmed species for 2024 at Montrose Beach.

With a new year ahead, and a new state’s attorney at the helm of the country’s second-largest prosecutors office, 2025 appears poised for more change, even as systemic issues such as gun violence, ...

Within the Cook County legal system, 2024 in many ways marked a shift in approach that will be noticeable in local courtrooms ...

A couple from Chicago's South Chicago neighborhood got married as the first newlyweds of 2025 in Cook County, with their marriage license being officially signed Thursday.

Newton County commissioners voted Thursday to resolve pending lawsuits brought by the past commission, including cases against a judge, the county treasurer, and a lawsuit that had ...

Former Cook County state’s attorney candidate Clayton Harris III on Thursday will take over as chief of staff to House ...

Maria Pappas is the treasurer of Cook County, Ill., but also is the star of her own unique calendar that has developed a cult following.

Former Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx is no longer authorized ... rope around his neck and dousing him in bleach. Foxx entered office with significant support from billionaire George Soros ...

Treasurer Maria Pappas is offering Cook County property owners the option to prepay their 2024 property taxes that will be due in 2025. Pappas’ office will mail taxpayers with an early copy of their ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Treasurer Maria Pappas is offering Cook County property owners the option to prepay their 2024 property taxes that will be due in 2025. Pappas' office will ...