Illinois' 44,784 federal employees could face a choice of returning to their offices or accepting a buyout offer for eight ...

“If you took Cook County out of Illinois ... concerned as well as of the Congress.” Illinois Republican State Rep. Charlie Meier, whose district includes Highland, supports separation but ...

The federal lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago claims sanctuary policies in Illinois that keep local ...

The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies.

This case and another taking aim at suburban counties are moving forward in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2023 that said tax sales violate private property rights guaranteed by the ...

This feature about Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller is the second in a three-part series about women leaders in Cook ...

Illinois’ District 7, which covers parts of Cook County and includes much of Chicago’s West Side employs the most federal workers at 13,809. The District 12, which encompasses 13 southern ...

In its lawsuit, filed Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice says Chicago’s Welcoming City Act, Cook County’s Ordinance ...

The federal lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Chicago ... the fact that the Justice Department singled out Illinois, Cook County and Chicago among all the states and municipalities ...