Cook County spends nearly $20 million on food, housing services The Cook County Board has announced it will spend $19. 9 million on taxpayer-funded food and housing services, including $5.

Cook County and the state of Illinois erased upwards of $1.5 billion in medical debt for over 770,000 Cook County residents through the Illinois Medical Debt Relief Program, leaving many county ...

Officials in Cook County, Illinois crafted rules for a permanent guaranteed income program, building on pilot that provided 3,250 families with $500 monthly.

Programs help over 1 million residents, but lawmakers debate whether future funding will be there.

The state has not yet updated its law, exposing counties to potential liability, and two legislative fixes have been introduced to address the issue.

Toni Preckwinkle is running for her fifth term. If she’s ultimately successful, she would equal former President George Dunne as the board’s longest-serving leader.

The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version. The Cook County Board of Commissioners ...

Instead of an old file cabinet in the basement, or tucked away in a closet, Illinois residents should be able to store their wills in a secure county-run depository. That’s the idea behind ...

Illinois and local officials announced Cook County will continue funding the medical debt forgiveness program next year, once funds run out.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County health officials Tuesday to announce a $1.8 billion in erased medical debt for residents through a state program.

Cook County homeowners have all been granted an extension in paying their first-installment property tax bills for 2026.

COOK COUNTY, Il (WLS) -- Dozens of detainees at the Cook County Jail have tested positive for coronavirus, the county's sheriff announced Saturday. The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported that 89 ...