Memorial Day is Monday, and many parades and memorials are taking place in Lake and McHenry counties to honor our fallen ...

This map shows life expectancy in the different counties throughout the USA — looks like the Upper Midwest is a good place to ...

St. Louis firefighters check access to Centennial Christian Church on Friday, May, 16, 2025, after parts of the church ...

Some Cook County Board members are requesting closer scrutiny of the mosquito districts following an investigation by the county’s inspector general that resulted in calls for members of the ...

Cook County’s pilot program to provide guaranteed income to more than 3,000 people did what it was intended to do, early findings suggest — it helped provide some economic stability.

A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road construction and get around the Chicago area faster this summer. The Cook County Department of Transportation released its 2025 ...

The Chicago area’s population is finally growing again, with the metro area and Cook County among those nationally that added the most total residents last year, according to new Census Bureau ...

Donation Options Search Search Search The office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas in the County Building downtown. Sun-Times file Share Cook County property owners will soon receive the first ...

Illinois and Cook County's minimum wage will soon go up once again. Beginning in 2025, the state and county's minimum wage will officially increase to $15 an hour for non-tipped employees.

Lenders slowed down with Chicago-area foreclosure filings in July and August. Cook County recorded 731 foreclosure lawsuits started by lenders in July and 645 in August, rising from June’s total ...

Forget pumpkin patches! These 17 jaw-dropping fall hikes near Chicago will break your Instagram. Don't plan your autumn hikes ...