If I didn’t do this job, I’d pick another one and it wouldn’t be as interesting or challenging or as impactful,” said Toni ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson plans to name Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada as his choice to succeed Ald. Carlos ...

Monica Gordon marked 100 days in office. In that time, she said, she’s seen an increase in requests for records like birth ...

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The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring program, giving the Chief Judge’s Office ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon on Monday announced she will appoint the office’s first deputy clerk of diversity, equity and inclusion. On the left is Brian Johnson, CEO of LGBTQ civil rights ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said her office is reinforcing its diversity, equity and inclusion measures amid “threatening rhetoric and cruel policies” from the federal government that are ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — New efforts are being made to protect immigrant families in Cook County, as County Clerk Monica Gordan stressed what she sees as fallout from President Donald Trump’s ...

Preckwinkle will be running on successes, including expanding health care for county residents, advocating for the pretrial Fairness Act that eliminates cash bail based on a judge’s decision on safety ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced Cook County Commissioner Anthony Joel Quezada as his pick to fill a vacancy as 35th Ward alderman. The Chicago City Council will hold a meeting ...

Voters in North Texas head to the polls May 3 to decide city council races, large school bond proposals and more. Here's what ...

Richard Norton, an Australian martial artist, screen actor and stunt coordinator who trained celebrities like Charlize Theron and Liam Neeson for film stunts, died in Melbourne. He was 75. Norton ...