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Inmates at Cook County Jail are being charged up to $15 per call for local phone calls, and the company that operates the jail's phones and the county are both raking in huge profits because of it.
The Cook County Board is considering enacting new fines for a variety of offenses from public urination to illegal refrigerator dumping.
Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Timothy Evans appears to be moving ahead with his plan to hire more trial judges when they may not be needed.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says she has a new way to battle high insurance premiums for county employees.
Authorities hope to teach Cook County Jail inmates some lessons about patience, responsibility and learning from mistakes – by having them play chess.
A notorious Chicago towing company is out of business, and is being ordered to give money back to some of its customers. CBS 2's Pam Zekman reports.
Three-term incumbent Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown handily beat back a challenge from Ald. Ricardo Munoz (22nd) for her seat Tuesday.
Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday morning for an Illinois primary election that experts have said could be "defining" for the Republican presidential race.
With Illinois a player in the Republican primary election for the first time in decades, the number of voters asking for a GOP ballot is up, but election officials still expect low turnout overall.
Camping for Chicago area residents soon may not have to mean a long drive to Wisconsin or a more remote part of Illinois.
Fans anticipating Lollapalooza 2012 in Grant Park could face sticker shock at the gate.
The Illinois Department of Labor claims Cook County owes its canine officers more than $500,000 worth of back pay.
A man who says he was a gang member at age 13 has been reassigned from a court job at age 46, after the Chicago Crime Commission identified him as a current gang leader.
A new study shows how far and how fast taxes have been going up in various municipalities in Cook County.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is asking a high-powered panel to help her government become more energy efficient.
Some people are fortunate enough get the day off for Casimir Pulaski Day Monday, as Chicago celebrates the city's rich Polish culture.
Cook County Commissioner William Beavers lashed out at U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, saying the prosecutor has caused the suicides of three people through "Gestapo-type tactics."
Just a couple of weeks before Election Day, Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown is trying to figure out what to do about a long-time employee of the clerk's office who is an alleged gang leader.
The Cook County Board on Monday imposed new rules and regulations on the Cook County Medical Examiner's office to address the recent scandal in which bodies were found stacked in an overflowing cooler and otherwise mishandled.
The Cook County Board on Thursday is holding its first meeting since Commissioner William Beavers (D-4th) was indicted by federal authorities on tax fraud charges.
Early voting began Monday in Illinois for the March 20 primary, but the Chicago Board of Elections is moving to make early voting not quite so early.
One county police officer who patrols the roads for drunken drivers says he's not surprised Chicago has seen a rash of wrong-way crashes. CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
The overcrowding scandal at the Cook County Medical Examiner's office has cost two workers their jobs and led to disciplinary action against a third.
It seems that the Cook County Jail is unintentionally taking on a new role as a mental health facility.
Cook County property owners will soon have an easier time finding online information about their homes and property taxes.
