Many voters don’t make the time to cast a ballot in their local elections, and that is a sad statement for our democracy.

Following a Tribune-Illinois Answers Project report, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi’s office is fixing hundreds of properties it misclassified.

Preckwinkle cited building upon efforts of her current tenure such as criminal justice reform, expanding health care access ...

On Tuesday night, the Bureau County Board voted against housing some inmates from the Cook County Department of Corrections.

There’s been ongoing controversy over property valuations in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago. And now multiple parties say they’re trying to find a solution. To set the stage ...

Madison County's crackdown on trash trucks results in 13 vehicles out of service and six citations for debris on roadways.

Chicago police executed a search warrant at the wrong address more than six years ago that left social worker Anjanette Young handcuffed and naked in her home as she was getting ready for bed. An ...

House Bill 1611, introduced by Rep. Kam Buckner, would prohibit police officers from using “no knock” warrants to enter the ...

Democratic lawmakers are attempting to place more restrictions on Illinois police agencies, this time involving warrants.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago soul music giant and politician Jerry Butler has died at 85 years old. Butler first broke onto the charts in 1958 with The Impressions for the ballad "For Your Precious Love.