Case referrals to Cook County restorative justice courts lag amid policy debate
Making good on a campaign promise, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has stopped approving gun...
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Study finds Kaegi has improved fairness in Cook County property assessments
Assessor Fritz Kaegi “clearly improved” the fairness of Cook County’s property tax assessment system over...
Axhi the brown bear dies at Brookfield Zoo
The Brookfield Zoo this week euthanized the 30-year-old rescued brown bear due to his declining...
Citing ‘glaring lack of forensic capability,’ Burke seeks to build staff in first budget fight
Eileen O’Neill Burke wants her office to stay on top of rapidly-developing forensic science and...
Cook County public health head fired for not renewing medical license
After more than two years on the job as leader of Cook County’s Public Health...
‘Dehumanizing’: Inside the Broadview ICE facility where immigrants sleep on cold concrete
An investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that immigration detainees have been held for days...
Illinois schools to offer mental health screenings under bill Gov. Pritzker signed in Evanston
Illinois the first state in the nation to require public schools to offer mental health...
JCPenney sale includes chain’s top-performing locations in Southland
An all-cash deal worth nearly $950 million will have JCPenney stores, including Mokena and Orland...
Brookfield Zoo announces birth of Amur leopard cubs, among the world’s rarest big cats
Both cubs and Mina, the 8-year-old first-time mother, appear to be healthy and are being...
Metra BNSF trains delayed after pedestrian fatally struck by inbound train
A pedestrian was struck and killed Friday evening by an inbound Metra BNSF train at...