People are trying to find the words to honor Yarbrough, the first Black person ever elected to the office of Cook County ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough has been hospitalized with an undisclosed medical condition. In a statement, Yarbrough's office confirmed she was being treated with a "serious ...

The Circuit Court of Cook County is conducting a customer service survey to hear from residents about their experience at their facilities.

As political division and mistrust surfaced again this inauguration week for Americans, some suburbs and Illinois towns are looking to put into action a system that proponents hope can boost fairness ...

Bringing Cook County resources such as vaccination clinics into communities is a priority of Kisha McCaskill, the new Cook County commissioner for the 5th District, which covers several south suburbs.

Gordon replaced Deborah Sims in 2023 before being elected Cook County Clerk in the November 2024 election. "I could not have hoped for two better women to succeed my tenure as Commissioner other ...

Cook County voters can do their part for local democracy and earn some cash in the process by working as an election judge for the Cook County Clerk’s Office in ...

Suburban voters can do their part for local democracy and earn some cash in the process by working as an Election Judge for the Cook County Clerk’s Office in the April 1, 2025, Consolidated General ...

Note: This story is the third in a three-part series featuring women leaders in Cook County government. It’s only been two ...

Voting is one way Oak Park and River Forest residents can make their voices heard and enact change on the local level during ...