Musical coming to Harper College explores two people discovering love that is closer than they realize By Myrna Petlicki October 24, 2025 at 6:22 a.m. Love is sometimes closer than you think. That’s the case in the musical “She Loves...
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle unveils $10.1B election year budget, tapping reserves By A.D. Quig October 9, 2025 at 5:50 p.m. Toni Preckwinkle’s 2026 budget proposal does not include new taxes, fines or fees. It eliminates...
Public defender, legal groups ask chief judge to prohibit warrantless immigration arrests at courthouses By Madeline Buckley October 1, 2025 at 8:24 p.m. Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social...
Lake Forest’s annual Bagpipes & Bonfire attracts hundreds to celebrate the gift of the land By Gina Grillo September 29, 2025 at 6:51 p.m. Hundreds gathered in the golden warmth of an autumn afternoon on Sunday for a multi-generational...
Charles Beach’s election as chief judge ushers in new era in Cook County courts By Madeline Buckley September 11, 2025 at 6:09 p.m. Speaking from his jury room a day after unseating Chief Judge Tim Evans in a...
Tim Evans out as chief judge, to be replaced by Judge Charles Beach By Madeline Buckley September 12, 2025 at 6:32 a.m. In a surprise result, Chief Judge Tim Evans is out as the leader of the...
Case referrals to Cook County restorative justice courts lag amid policy debate By Madeline Buckley September 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Making good on a campaign promise, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has stopped approving gun...
Citing ‘glaring lack of forensic capability,’ Burke seeks to build staff in first budget fight By Madeline Buckley August 24, 2025 at 7:15 p.m. 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 By A.D. Quig August 15, 2025 at 12:13 p.m. After more than two years on the job as leader of Cook County’s Public Health...
Duly Health to open its largest location yet in Schaumburg, after growing pains By Lisa Schencker July 30, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. The new facility is part of a resurgence in growth after a tumultuous time for...