Twenty college students are transforming the classic grilled cheese sandwich into innovative business concepts at San Antonio’s first-ever Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, a collaborative pilot program ...

Just over a month after Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, changes are being made in an effort to more quickly track down ...

Inmates are getting the chance to learn a trade to help them find a job when they get out.

The Cook County chief judge’s office has toughened protocols around its electronic monitoring program, making changes in the wake of high profile incidents and as the office’s monitored population ...

Chief Judge Charles Beach had pledged to overhaul the county’s monitoring system following a high-profile arson attack on a ...

The county’s Restorative Justice Community Courts reroute young people with nonviolent charges from criminal courts to an alternative program. Upon completion, the charge is dismissed.

In an endorsement session with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Toni Preckwinkle acknowledged the upgrade problems “have ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- On Wednesday, it was the calm before the storm in Stroger Hospital's trauma unit, as doctors and nurses expect a busy night for New Year's Eve. For close to 200 years, the Cook County ...

Nearly $700K awarded to 15 Metro Chicago farms and food businesses to expand local supply and institutional sales.

Cook County’s pilot guaranteed income program, which provided $500 per month to 3,250 low- and moderate-income residents, concluded its payment cycle at the start of 2025. The county is now preparing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Cook County voters begin to decide who will oversee billions in public spending and the county’s property tax system, a review ...

The 27-year-old hair stylist and mother of an 11-year-old son and the 25-year-old retail worker became the first couple in Cook County to get married in 2026. "2026 is supposed to be, like, a year of ...