Brookfield, IL

Melissa Etheridge, Blues Traveler, Nelly to perform at Brookfield Zoo Chicago summer concert series

Tickets go on sale Friday for the June and July shows, which are part of the zoo's Roaring Nights summer concert series.

Cook County clerk urges early mail-in voting amid USPS postmark change before March 17 primary

While the change might appear small, ballots mailed close to March 17 might not be postmarked by Election Day and therefore be deemed invalid, county official warns.

Cook County court clerk piloting electronic traffic tickets

Drivers pulled over for traffic violations in a growing number of Cook County suburbs will be able to pay tickets online for the first time.

Cook County assessor candidates spar over property tax donations, competence

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and challenger Pat Hynes met for a Tribune editorial board endorsement session Monday afternoon.

Brookfield Zoo leads effort to protect polar bears as Trump opens Arctic refuge to oil drilling

Brookfield Zoo, which has cared for generations of polar bears, hopes to offer guidelines for an area where mothers den at high densities.

ICE officer charged with attacking immigrant rights activist in Chicago suburb