The unemployment rate in Cook County is higher than the Illinois average.
Ald. Carrie Austin (34th) and her chief of staff are accused of receiving gifts and favors from contractors in exchange for project deals.
Here is how the South Side area is doing in the race to vaccinate its population.
The preliminary forecast report presents a mid-year projection of year-end revenues and expenses for FY2021 and an initial forecast for ...
Ghani was elected board president by her colleagues at the board’s May 27 meeting, replacing veteran board president Darlene Gray Everett.
There are a record number of job openings in the U.S. labor market; Cook County's unemployment rate increased recently.
Effective July 1, 2021, the minimum wage for non-tipped workers will remain $13.00. The minimum wage is $6.60 for tipped employees.
With gun-related homicides up by more than 15% in Cook County this year, President Toni Preckwinkle was joined by County officials at th ...
"Today, Cook County takes another step in our fight for fair housing," said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. "The protectio ...
The legislation would transfer the district’s ownership of three commuter parking lots to the municipalities in which the lots are located.
More than 150 million Americans don’t use the internet at broadband speeds. See how the South Side area compares.
The Cook County Equity Fund was established by President Preckwinkle in the County budget approved last November with an initial investm ...
The extension decision was made based on the need for additional technical support requested by applicants and housing agencies administ ...
You can use IRS data to compare your tax payments and refunds to others in Cook County.
The Dolton 149 special counsel’s three-week investigation found that Tillman violated school policy regarding political fundraising.
President Preckwinkle was joined by Illinois Rep. Delia Ramirez, Cook County Commissioner Bridget Degnen (Vice-Chair of the Environment ...
School Board member's acquisition of district vendor list for campaign fundraising letter is focus of investigation.
President Preckwinkle was joined by Commissioner Scott Britton, Commissioner Donna Miller, Forest Preserves of Cook County General Super ...
to share outcomes and findings related to programs for residents impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to funding provided by the CA ...
More than 4 million Illinois residents have gotten a COVID-19 shot so far, and the state is now averaging more than 100,000 per day.
Trinity Health Services owns Mercy. It has a non-binding agreement to sell it to Insight Chicago.
. The new FOIA system uses GovQA software to allow requestors to track their public records requests online. The new system helps standa ...
A local nonprofit, Blacks in Green, purchased the house in October, and is planning to turn the site into a museum.
Courses include manufacturing training, blueprint reading, introduction to electrical circuitry, and computer-aided design.
Dixmoor Trustee Fitzgerald Roberts calls on Police Chief Ronald Burge to focus on his job or resign
6 members of the Dolton 149 board criticize as “false” statements attributed to board member Wilbur Tillman over student computer delivery.
The hospital faces a lawsuit because the woman’s family blames it for her death, not the virus.
Former first lady and Chicago native Michelle Obama stressed the importance of voting and said Trump is in "over his head."
But only half of the Illinois Secretary of State's Chicago South building was closed.
He’d left the car unlocked, keys in the ignition; dumb, he knows. But he also thought what happened next was stupid.
Congressman Bobby Rush shares disappointment: "Until recently I was also very proud of the postal service in Chicago."
In a message to Chicagoans, Mayor Lori Lightfoot says that "none of us can afford to sit on the sidelines and warm the benches."
No mail for weeks — it’s an issue in Hyde Park, where CBS 2 heard from a few people who are missing shipments they need.
Around 600 jobs are available, and a special emphasis is being placed on potential testers residing on Chicago’s South and West Sides.
Lawrence Madden Jr. said he was on a CTA bus headed south on Western Avenue around 2 a.m. on June 11, when the driver stopped the bus.
The pastors say they are upset with violence and racism and the way to make change is to vote.
CBS 2 political investigator Dana Kozlov looks at Chicago’s policing strategy and how many looters are actually being arrested.
"Many of the residents of Auburn Gresham are the essential workers who cannot afford to shelter-in-place ..." Sen. Jacqueline Collins says.
Pritzker Shouldn't Continue Excluding General Assembly During COVID-19 Crisis
Ald. Beale is set to distribute masks purchased by philanthropist Willie Wilson Sunday at the Pullman Community Center.