Inside the Cook County Jail, the sound echoing through Division 3 Annex wasn’t the usual clank of metal doors, it was ...

The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version. The Cook County Board of Commissioners ...

In a significant development for social policy in the United States, Cook County, Illinois, has made a bold decision to transform a pandemic relief pilot into a permanent initiative. This move marks a ...

Many American cities and counties have been experimenting with a novel concept: Giving financially vulnerable residents free money every month without expecting anything in return. The goal is to let ...

The program aims to expedite the traffic citation process. Through the online system, a driver's court case could open within a day or two of the violation, compared to a week or longer under the ...

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents are expected to be pushed out of the federal food assistance program for people with low incomes as soon as May 1.

Robert Payne lost his brother at a young age. The 66-year-old said he “tried to use drugs and everything else (so that) I could not feel and remember what had happened.” He said that when the money ...

Juveniles who participated in a Cook County court program that defers prosecution while offering social services were charged with new criminal offenses at lower rates than their peers, according to ...

During Black History Month, 75 women inside Cook County Jail took part in a powerful spoken word and re-entry program designed to help them find their voice and prepare for life after release. Through ...