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

History and roadside wonders converge in a fascinating tour of the Great Rivers & Routes region of Southwest Illinois — where ...

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

The counties, which are largely in central and southern Illinois, have expressed frustration by the “dominance” of Chicago in Cook County, a Democrat stronghold.

A large fire broke out at an apartment complex in unincorporated Cook County on Tuesday evening, leaving at least three people injured.

On Tuesday, to an enthusiastic round of applause, the district’s board of commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of a 68-acre plot of land that will be added to the preserves along Deer Creek ...

Map: Breakdown of how Illinois voted in the 2024 election, county-by-county Trump's performance in Illinois in the 2024 election Tuesday was one of the GOP's best in decades ...

ILLINOIS (WTVO) — The citizens of seven additional Illinois counties have voted to consider splitting from Chicago and Cook County and forming a new state.

Should Cook County, home to Chicago and sprawling suburbs, break away from Illinois to form a new state? Voters in several Illinois counties could encounter a striking question, similarly phrased ...

Suburban Cook County encompasses 127 municipalities, as well as unincorporated areas, with a combined population of approximately 2.5 million. Residents, businesses and public facilities in suburban ...