Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political firestorm over what appears to be systemic issues with how accused criminals ...

Many Chicago homeowners have been suffering from sticker shock, as property tax bills on the South and West sides have skyrocketed.

The Cook County Assessor said the county's commercial businesses saw millions of dollars cut from their property tax bills ...

One day after he was sworn in, new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach said he is ordering an urgent review of the county's troubled electronic monitoring program.

The opening days of December it may be, but it feels like midwinter in Chicago, with record snowfall in the past week​ and even colder temperatures on the way.

Blase Cardinal Cupich visited the Cook County Jail on Sunday to observe the Jubilee of Prisoners. The cardinal presided over ...

A shooting investigation was underway outside Mt. Sinai Hospital on Wednesday morning. Chicago police confirmed officers were called to the building this morning, but have not confirmed the cause. CBS ...

The Chicago Bears are expanding their search for a new stadium to Northwest Indiana, even though they already own land in Arlington Heights and have also proposed a new lakefront stadium in Chicago.

CBS News Chicago has tried to find out how often Black gun owners falsely faced charges that were ultimately dropped, but ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, correctional officers in the residential treatment unit of the jail ...

Prosecutors said the repeated attacks happened between 1996 and 2004 at Hartgrove Behavioral Health Hospital in the Austin neighborhood, where he first began working in 1993. The hospital is known to ...

A jury found Boyle guilty on two counts of first-degree murder, according to ABC7 Chicago. The outlet reports that Boyle is ...