The injunction issued by U.S. District Judge William Orrick does not apply to Chicago or Cook County but is likely to bolster ...

After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has ...

A suburban burglar was allegedly found by police inside a medical facility wearing a company t-shirt after spending a weekend ...

A bill throwing out the welcome mat to separation-minded counties in Illinois has passed both bodies of the Indiana ...

A Chicago man is accused of burglarizing a suburban cancer center — police say he had stolen cards, cash, and even wore a ...

A father–daughter duo is planning a dream vacation after winning $3 million with a scratch-off lottery ticket purchased at a ...

One of several examples the U.S. Department of Justice gave of how federal officials have been obstructed by Illinois’ ...

County officials argue they are “compelled” by the state to seize property in a way the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unlawful ...

Cook County has designated April as "Second Chance Month" to support reentry for formerly incarcerated individuals.

The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail never did.

Captain David Meyer had been with the Fire Department since 1996, serving mostly in busy fire houses on the West Side "doing ...