Each county in Illinois also has a sheriff. The sheriff is an elected position, and sheriffs serve a four-year term. Cook ...

President Donald Trump has vowed to shutter the U.S. Department of Education. The move could carry many implications for state and local governments, school districts, colleges and universities — and ...

The Department of Justice is suing the City of Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over their "sanctuary laws" ...

CHICAGO – The Trump administration sued Chicago on Thursday alleging that "sanctuary" laws in the nation's third-largest city ...

The complaints accuse realtors, brokerages and landlords of breaking Illinois law, discriminating against housing voucher ...

It was still dark and cold at 5:30 am Thursday when teams of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers hit the ...

Pixies frontman Frank Black runs through his sophomore studio effort 'Teenager of the Year' on stage in Chicago as the album turns 30 with world tour winding down.

"Our greatest concern is that people may choose not to come to us for help out of fear," said Northern Illinois Food Bank CEO Julie Yorko.

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You know, what we want is stability. These are folks who contribute to our economy. The city of Chicago, the state of Illinois, is economically strong and vibrant because of the contributions of these ...