Good morning, Chicago. In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ushering in another era for one of the largest court systems in the country.

With changes underway, here are some cases and issues to watch for in 2026: As Chicagoland was roiled this autumn by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, more than 100 people have landed ...

UPDATE: Upon further investigation, the Chicago Department of Public Health has determined that the Chicago Public Library Independence Branch is no longer considered a measles exposure location, as ...

Perry County deputy injured in Sunday chase Officials with the Perry County Sheriff’s Office said a deputy was injured in a chase early on Sunday. Health officials in Cook County have confirmed two ...

Revisit some of our team’s outstanding reporting from this past year, including our investigations into tax foreclosures, a rogue forensics lab, juvenile detention, wrongful convictions, and the ...

Cook County health officials are reporting a jump in flu activity in the Chicago suburbs, with emergency room visits nearly ...

The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Watch for Cook County starting Saturday morning and lasting into next week for an early-summer heat wave building in our area. Chicago can ...

Cook County is predicting a $211.4 million budget shortfall for 2026, a relatively modest gap that officials said was more of an estimate than usual thanks to extraordinary uncertainty coming out of ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Cook County Public Health has confirmed a third measles case. Health officials announced Tuesday that the third confirmed case of measles this year is a suburban Cook County man whose ...

The Chicago area is preparing for its first significant heat wave of the season, with officials in Cook County issuing an extreme heat watch ahead of dangerously high temperatures expected this ...

Irwin County and Cook will match up on Friday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. ET. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network. The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around the ...