Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County in the Illinois Medical District. Mikaitis has been nominated to become the next chief executive officer of Cook County’s public health system. Pat Nabong ...

Dr. Erik Mikaitis has been nominated to become the next chief executive officer of Cook County’s vast public health system. Mikaitis, 46, has been interim CEO at Cook County Health for almost a ...

Sun-Times file Share Embattled Cook County Judge E. Kenneth Wright was referred to a state disciplinary board on Wednesday by the chief judge after an Injustice Watch investigation found he took ...

COOK COUNTY (WLS) -- ABC7 Chicago's annual phone bank helped Cook County homeowners recover money over one million dollars. The "Our Homes Matter" phone bank is done in partnership with Cook ...

The down-ballot races for Cook County clerk and Circuit Court clerk could spell big changes to the county’s administrative hinterlands. Each office is known either for its paper pushing ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man wrongfully imprisoned for over 40 years filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Chicago police, several Cook County prosecutors, Cook County and the city of Chicago. James Soto was ...

The Cook County clerk’s race is an unexpected special election for only a two-year term, following the death earlier this year of Clerk Karen Yarbrough. County Democrats tapped first-term County ...

Lew Hansen still remembers the first time he replaced a U.S. flag for someone he’d just met. As a retired Navy veteran, the opportunity to continue that sense of duty he learned while serving in the ...

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. After an eight-month national search, Cook County Health has nominated interim CEO Dr. Erik Mikaitis to stay in the role on a full-time ...

Lew Hansen still remembers the first time he replaced a U.S. flag for someone he’d just met. As a retired Navy veteran, the opportunity to continue that sense of duty he learned while serving in ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The position of Cook County State's Attorney is up for grabs in the November election. After narrowly defeating her opponent in the primary, retired judge Eileen O'Neill Burke is ...

My priority would be to make Cook County as safe as possible to live and work by putting violent criminals in jail for a long time. What crime should be the office’s top target? Drugs?