Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s ...

A Cook County fugitive who has been on the run since last May was arrested and charged after violating his electronic ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. ( WGN) — The Cook County Sheriff Police’s new shooting range and training center in Maywood is complete ...

From hostage rescues to active shooter situations, the drills are based on actual encounters officers have faced in the field ...

In January, the Illinois Supreme Court rejected Cook County prosecutors' appeal of that ruling, and on Tuesday a Cook County judge ordered Ward to remain in custody at Cook County Jail while he ...

Down staters are leaving Chicago to make their own state, that’s the idea behind a nonprofit organization called New Illinois ...

CHICAGO — Chicago Police and Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday announced scores of new charges brought against man who allegedly carried out a spate of “serial” killings on the city’s ...

Despite being placed back in jail for violating his parole ... The Illinois Prisoner Review Board, the Illinois Department of ...