The line up is a Cook County pre-election tradition, that doubles as a show of electoral strength. Being the first name listed on the ballot among candidates for an office is said to be worth a few ...

Caitlin Tracey was found dead in a stairwell outside her husband Adam Beckerink's apartment last fall in Chicago's South Loop ...

Adam Beckerink has been charged with first degree murder in the death of his estranged wife, Caitlin Tracey, who was found ...

Sen. Bernie Moreno falsely accused Mentor Schools of letting a child porn suspect back in class, a claim disproven by court ...

Dragging petition papers to get on the March ballot, candidates for Cook County offices filled the hallway beneath the county’s administrative building early Monday.

Some candidates lined up hours before the week-long filing window opened at 9 a.m. to turn in their stacks of petitions in ...

Deputy Zachary Finn sprang into action when he noticed a woman who pulled over on the side of the road as she was choking.