At 17 years old, Melissa Loch has never cast a ballot. It’s something the politically minded Arlington Heights student is ...

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Some 150 students from two dozen high schools across Cook County aren’t just learning about elections in their civics classes ...

Does wild-card result influence view of the season? Why aren’t they playing on Sunday? Chicago Bears Q&A: Does wild-card ...

In a historic decision, a federal judge Thursday ended the half-century-old anti-patronage case launched to fight the stubborn and unfair use of politics to decide most hiring, firing, and promotion ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — New efforts are ...

Gordon recently marked 100 days in office and is announcing a new DEI position. Gordon recently marked 100 days in office. In that time, she said, she's seen an increase in requests for records like ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said her office is reinforcing its diversity, equity and inclusion measures amid “threatening rhetoric and cruel policies” from the federal government that are creating ...