The 17-member Cook County Board is guaranteed at least four new faces next year thanks to two retirements and two ambitious ...

Cook County spends nearly $20 million on food, housing services The Cook County Board has announced it will spend $19. 9 million on taxpayer-funded food and housing services, including $5.

Cook County and the state of Illinois erased upwards of $1.5 billion in medical debt for over 770,000 Cook County residents through the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, leaving many county ...

Toni Preckwinkle is running for her fifth term. If she’s ultimately successful, she would equal former President George Dunne as the board’s longest-serving leader.

Officials in Cook County, Illinois crafted rules for a permanent guaranteed income program, building on pilot that provided 3,250 families with $500 monthly.

Illinois and local officials announced Cook County will continue funding the medical debt forgiveness program next year, once funds run out.

Cook County, Illinois has become a focal point in the national debate over how local governments can support residents facing volatile wages, rising housing costs, and uneven access to public benefits ...

Early voting for the 2026 Illinois primary expanded an additional 55 locations in Cook County Monday and opened across all 50 Chicago wards. Election officials have said, and voters have agreed, that ...

COOK COUNTY, Il (WLS) -- Dozens of detainees at the Cook County Jail have tested positive for coronavirus, the county's sheriff announced Saturday. The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported that 89 ...

Instead, the link directed her to information about the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, created in 2024 in partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. The organization partners with local ...