Logan Square Couple Wins County's First Marriage License
A Logan Square couple, engaged for five years, suddenly couldn't wait any longer.
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A Logan Square couple, engaged for five years, suddenly couldn't wait any longer.
Get into trouble on the weekends in Cook County and no matter where you are arrested — from Schaumburg to the city's West Side to Orland Park — you'll soon be able to appear before a judge only at Chicago's 26th and California courthouse.
A new report accuses Cook County highway workers of dumping chemicals at maintenance yards.
Another man who had been believed to be a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy has been found alive, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced Wednesday.
Cook County prosecutors have dismissed felony charges against the first group of offenders who successfully completed a new alternative program aimed at giving first-time, non-violent offenders a second chance.
Cook County commissioners began their board meeting Wednesday with a tribute to the late Maggie Daley.
A new report is shedding light on the prosecution of sex crimes on Chicago area college campuses.
One of the unknown victims of John Wayne Gacy has been identified, more than 30 years after his death at the hands of one of the nation's most notorious serial killers.
Gas prices in Illinois and Indiana remain basically unchanged in November from a month ago, due largely to increasing oil prices and a fluctuating global economy, the AAA reported Monday.
A downstate lawmaker would like to kick Chicago and Cook County out of the state of Illinois.
A Des Plaines attorney got a different view of the justice system as he spent the night in the Cook County Jail last week.
A pre-holiday sting in Cook County targeting professional shoplifters in three locations has culminated in 59 arrests.
Thousands of people are getting letters saying their home was sold for non-payment of property taxes -- when it's just not true. CBS 2's Pam Zekman investigates.
Michael Saunders and Harold Richardson left Cook County jail after being released on bond by a judge. The men had been convicted for the 1994 murder of 30-year-old Nina Glover on Chicago's South Side.
Hang onto to your wallets: The Cook County Board has passed a new budget, and, it's going to cost you.
The Cook County Budget that is up for a vote Friday includes a first-ever county tax on cars and boats bought through sites such as Craigslist.
The Cook County Board is holding a special meeting to vote on President Toni Preckwinkle's 2012 budget.
Cook County tops the list for the number of reported syphilis cases in the U.S. among the pool of documented counties, according to a Centers for Disease Control report out Thursday.
You could call it a family affair: A Cook County government official helps oversee the work of a company that employs his relatives. CBS 2's Pam Zekman investigates.
A key Cook County committee has endorsed County Board President Toni Preckwinkle's plan to raise alcohol taxes as part of next year's budget plan.
Stop picking on the liquor industry – that was the message Sunday afternoon at a popular Chicago watering hole.
The number of suspects booked into the Cook County Jail has fallen in the last five years, but detainees on average are staying a week longer behind bars because of court delays, local law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and medical professionals are urging County Board members to approve increases in the alcohol and tobacco taxes when the board meets on Monday.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has backed down from her proposal to require jurors and some law enforcement members to pay for parking in courthouse garages.
Gas prices are dropping in the Chicago area and surrounding counties, but prices are still higher than they were at this time a year ago.
