Their ongoing battle to get off the list became a public flashpoint in the early months of conflict between Johnson advisors and staffers who stayed on from the Lightfoot era or earlier.
At the start of the century, Lake County was experiencing a rise in population, according to archival data from the U.S. Census. In 2000, the population was 644,599; 10 years later it was 703,462.
The office investigates waste, fraud and abuse across county government, including at the Forest Preserves and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.
FBI raises Lincoln Square home Thursday morning, executes warrant.
Since November, the GVPI has hosted a number of town halls around the county that helped inform the violence prevention plan.
Chicago police dismantled DePaul University’s pro-Palestine encampment Thursday morning after administrators signed a complaint alleging trespassing by the protestors.
UNICEF said an estimated 30,000 children under age 18 have crossed the jungle-clad trail between Colombia and Panama, and some have died making the trip.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to debate at least twice before the election. Here’s what to know.
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide, and did exactly the same thing he's been doing for 20 years: searing meat.
More than 112,000 Illinois residents have been deemed too dangerous to own guns, but the state doesn’t know if 84,000 of those people still have them, according to a new analysis by the Cook County sheriff’s department.
On May 16, 2022, the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million.
Though the city of Chicago has lost residents in recent years, the suburbs in Cook County have lost more, while suburbs far from the city are booming, new U.S. census estimates show.
How did things change in your area? Here's a look at 2023 population estimates for cities, towns and villages in Cook County and other Chicago-area counties.
A bipartisan group of senators is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and put safeguards around it.
A couple of hundred Chicago teachers and school employees rallied in Springfield in a union-led effort to secure more funding for Chicago Public Schools.
Gerald Reed was acquitted Wednesday after a retrial of his murder case, killings for which he had spent some three decades in prison.
A consultant the Chicago Blackhawks hired to improve relationships with Native American tribes has filed a lawsuit accusing the team, its charity foundation and its CEO of fraud, breach of contract and sexual harassment.
The family of an assistant principal who was shot and killed inside a residential building in the Loop filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the alleged gunman, building management and its security, saying they “violated policies and common sense.”