It's part of a collaboration with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart to bring art, music, and inspiration to those in custody.

Parents of young children don't have to wait for a pediatrician's appointment to get their children vaccinated. At CVS, ...

According to the Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control, the bats were both found Monday. One was found in the ...

A Cook County program aims to help prison inmates transition back into the community so they don't end up there again. Its mission has not changed since it started ten years ago. Noel Brennan has ...

One person was killed, and six others were critically wounded Saturday night in a mass shooting on the city's Southwest Side.

CHICAGO (CBS) — Cook County will soon give all its residents a birthday present: free cancer screenings. The new program was devised by Cook County Commissioner Bill Lowry (3rd,) who is a ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, and communities across the country are trying to get out the vote ...

Next week marks one year since Illinois outlawed cash bail, and advocates and critics of the change have been waiting ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Cook County is launching a new program to help people with high water bills. The Water Affordability Program will provide $11.5 million in assistance for past due bills and leak ...

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