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

(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker met with Cook County health officials Tuesday to announce a combined $2.6 ...

A new Cook County program is working to remove one of the biggest barriers domestic violence survivors often face when ...

In a significant development for social policy in the United States, Cook County, Illinois, has made a bold decision to transform a pandemic relief pilot into a permanent initiative. This move marks a ...

Inside the Cook County Jail, the sound echoing through Division 3 Annex wasn’t the usual clank of metal doors, it was ...

Many American cities and counties have been experimenting with a novel concept: Giving financially vulnerable residents free money every month without expecting anything in return. The goal is to let ...

The investment aims to train and place students into 1,000 health care jobs over the next three years and up to 400 positions ...

Thousands of low- and middle-income residents in Cook County, Illinois, are set to receive continued financial support following the "historic success" of the Midwestern region's guaranteed income ...

Juveniles who participated in a Cook County court program that defers prosecution while offering social services were charged with new criminal offenses at lower rates than their peers, according to ...

Hundreds of Cook County and Chicago high school students cast their ballots for the first time at the Loop early voting supersite, part of a first-of-its-kind program.

The Cook County chief judge’s office has toughened protocols around its electronic monitoring program, making changes in the wake of high-profile incidents and as the office’s monitored population ...