Through June, Cook County has had 220 gun homicides, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. This is 24 more ...

Toni Preckwinkle sent the list of her proposed new transit board appointees — who must be approved by the Cook County board — ...

Good Thursday morning, Illinois. And welcome back to all you policy wonks and casual doomscrollers alike. PALATINE — Aaron Del Mar is already a familiar figure in GOP circles, but he is now ...

AFFAIR WITH A STAFFER WHO LATER DIED BY SUICIDE. CLOSER TO HOME TONIGHT, THREE DAYS AFTER HE SUED A WOMAN WHO CLAIMS SHE WAS ILLEGALLY DETAINED AT THE DODGE COUNTY JAIL. A LEGAL VICTORY FOR SHERIFF ...

Murders in the U.S. are becoming increasingly concentrated in densely populated urban centers in just a handful of counties, according to a newly released report. Some 73% of all murders in the U.S.

In some cities, local governments provide online maps locating public bathrooms and their operating hours. Chicago does not. So the Tribune used public records requests, interviews and publicly ...