Kaitlyn Spahr, 30, was killed in the crash. She was an assistant city prosecutor at the Columbus City Attorney's Office.

Kim Foxx’s office granted certificates of innocence to dozens of men convicted of murder, with the city of Chicago already ...

A Chicago alderwoman is trying to get a better idea of who is on electronic monitoring in Cook County and how they're being ...

A judge found a Plainfield Township man guilty of the first-degree murder of a girlfriend who was brutally beaten to death in ...

A judge has delayed ruling on a potential shutdown of the deteriorating Southwest Side mall until May 15, after the ...

A Chicago-based firm, Clifford Law Offices, secured a record-setting $7.25 million verdict in a hysterectomy malpractice case in Cook County. The decision followed a two-week jury trial that ...

Cook County drivers who have let their moving-violation tickets linger in the glove box are getting a brief break next week.

The frustration Cook County homeowners feel about rising property taxes came out loud and clear in Tuesday’s race for county assessor — losing incumbent Fritz Kaegi performed the poorest in areas of ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- The Cook County Clerk is warning people about an ongoing text scam with fake alerts about traffic violations. The messages say you owe parking fines, or toll fines, and ask ...

Cook County officials are warning residents to be weary of a circulating text message scam that falsely claims to require payment for unpaid charges. Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Mariyana ...

Ms. Preckwinkle has been president of the Cook County Board for four terms. Brendan Reilly, a member of the Chicago City Council, mounted a challenge to her right in a Democratic primary. By Mitch ...

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