After several years of decline, the population is increasing, helped by immigration, while outbound migration slows.

On Tuesday night, the Bureau County Board voted against housing some inmates from the Cook County Department of Corrections.

The Chicago metropolitan area and Cook County both saw slight increases in population according to the most recent estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau, as international immigration outpaced domestic ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The life of Jerry Butler was celebrated Wednesday at a memorial planned by his family. The celebration at Apostolic Faith Church in Bronzeville had to have music. Members of "The ...

Voters in Wilmette had the opportunity to learn the views of the four candidates for the Village Board at a League of Women ...

How distressed real estate plays by suburban firms Goldmine Investments and QCD Financial led to legal peril with $9M in ...

Members of the Field Museum’s labor union and their supporters rallied outside the natural history museum on Wednesday to ...

An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a bill that critics say will make it legal for anyone experiencing a mental health episode to attack police officers.

Immigrants played a key role in the growth of major US urban counties last year, with areas like Houston, Miami, and Phoenix ...

Four men were arrested after burglarizing freight containers on railroad property and attempting to flee in a getaway vehicle, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.