After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

For example, that might include more participants who live in Chicago now that the city’s program has ended. About 15% of people in Cook County Promise lived in Chicago and the rest lived in the ...

In her first interview since the incident, Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele explained what led up to ...

Some Cook County homeowners have seen their property taxes skyrocket in recent years, and now, help may be on the way. County commissioners just approved a plan to offer one time $1,000 payments to ...