A number of early settlers of the Fulton County village were from the Scottish city of Dunfermline (pronounced "Done-ferm-lin ...

The changes amount to small but significant rollbacks in the office’s openness under State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke.

For the six consecutive year, Cook County has been named one of the nation’s most digitally advanced counties. The Center for Digital Government and Government Technology magazine have placed the ...

A federal judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit alleging Cook County strips homeowners of equity when auctioning ...

The governmental body constantly improves the county's public lands to keep nature accessible to all, writes its accessibility coordinator.

After a year and a half without a permanent leader for Cook County’s Forest Preserves, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has nominated a new head for the district.

Cook County’s Board of Ethics fined Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele and aides for a series of breaches this week, finding that she provided confidential information to the press ...

Residents at Autumn Ridge apartments in Park Forest, Illinois entered their day without air conditioning amid an Extreme Heat Warning in Cook County.

A semi rolled over and shut down the northbound lanes of I-55 at County Line Road in the south suburbs near Willowbrook, Illinois State Police said.

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — If you live in unincorporated Chatham County, your property taxes are going up. County Commissioners voted 5-4 to raise the “special service district millage rate ...

Looking to craft its first-ever environmental justice policy, Cook County officials hosted a town hall Tuesday at Niles North High School to solicit feedback from residents. The policy will help ...

Are fireworks legal in Illinois? Find out how to legally purchase and use fireworks in the state, according to information from the Illinois Fire Marshal.