Cook Co. hiring election judges, technicians before 2026 midterm
Illinois and Cook County are hiring for some important roles before the 2026 midterm elections on Nov. 3.
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Illinois and Cook County are hiring for some important roles before the 2026 midterm elections on Nov. 3.
Thatcher Woods had salsa dance lessons and live music. It's just one of many free events on Saturday night, like family fun and night hikes at Camp Bullfrog Lake and an acoustic jam session and singalong at Camp Shabbona Woods.
Charges have been dropped against the owner of a pet resort in Wheeling where a family said their dog died after being left in a hot van all day.
The Illinois Attorney General charged 11 former and current Ford Heights elected officials and municipal employees with misusing funds for personal gain.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
There was a large police presence at Ford Heights Municipal Hall Thursday as the Cook Cook County Sheriff's Office and Illinois Attorney General carried out an investigation.
This weekend, the City of Chicago and Cook County are teaming up to help people get certified birth certificates and register to vote, all in one place.
An inmate and 10 Cook County Jail correctional officers were hospitalized Sunday afternoon after a mattress fire.
Two Cook County sheriff's deputies were detained by a judge's order while on court duty and forced to apologize before they were released.
A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Next month, people with certain criminal convictions will have the chance to get their records expunged or sealed, as Cook County hosts its annual Second Chance Summit.
Information, including what led up to the crash, was not released.
A former caregiver in South Barrington, Illinois, pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from allegedly taking naked Snapchat videos of memory care patients.
A Heat Advisory has been issued for Chicago and a number of surrounding Illinois counties from Monday afternoon through Wednesday night.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said Monday that there was "no apology necessary" on her part over a heated text exchange with former Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin recently.
Following a two-month delay, second installment Cook County property tax bills will soon be going out, with payment due by Oct. 1.
Former Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin announced Tuesday that he is filing a complaint against Treasurer Maria Pappas over some profanity-related texts.
Advocates on Tuesday demanded the Cook County State's Attorney's Office drop murder charges against a woman who they say was defending herself from an abusive boyfriend.
Former Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin is demanding an apology from Treasurer Maria Pappas for some profanity-laden text messages he says are offensive.
An arrest at a Lululemon athletic wear store in the Gold Coast neighborhood in Chicago led investigators to a crew that was exploiting unhoused people and responsible for thefts totaling $100,000.
Security video captured the moment a utility pole fell in a parking lot behind a La Grange Park, Illinois, animal hospital, igniting a fire that destroyed multiple cars.
