The Latest Breaking News from Cook County

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court

Samantha Steele's DUI arrest went viral, but many mistook her for ESPN's Samantha Ponder and bringing Sage Steele into the mix. Here's what really happened.

Black men born 1951-1970 always have had the greatest risk of dying of overdoses, even in their 20s, 30s and 40s. It's true in Chicago, Baltimore, Washington and other big cities, an investigation by the Sun-Times, The New York Times, The Baltimore Banner, Big Local News at Stanford University and…

Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, facing felony charges, dies by suicide in Cook County Jail. No foul play suspected. Investigation ongoing.

Officials in Cook County, Illinois, sold Robin McElroy's house for unpaid property taxes. On top of that, they said she… The post Brickbat: Chicago Turnaround appeared first on Reason.com.

The Seventh Circuit heard oral argument on November 12 in Viramontes v. County of Cook, Illinois, a challenge to Cook… The post In the Seventh Circuit, Procedural Red Herrings Threaten the Second Amendment appeared first on Reason.com.

Seven pro-Trump counties in Illinois have voted to explore seceding from Chicago's influence, aiming to create a new state that better represents their rural, conservative values.

Seven counties voted in favor of secession, and in six of those counties, more than 70% of voters were in favor of the measure.

This week, a Cook County judge ruled that Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago has been violating state and federal environmental law for decades