The Cook County state’s attorney’s office announced Friday that it is expanding a pilot program allowing Chicago police officers to bypass prosecutors and directly file charges in some low ...

This ankle monitor is used in Cook County’s electronic monitoring program. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file Share The Cook County sheriff’s office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring ...

COOK COUNTY — A man accused of gunning down six people at random during a nine-month span in 2020, when he was a teenager, has a detention hearing Monday before a Cook County judge. Antonio ...

I JUST DREAMED OF BECOMING A FIREFIGHTER, AND HE SERVED BALTIMORE COUNTY FOR 12 YEARS ... firefighters due to exposure to toxins."He was joy, integrity, a great father, a man who lived life ...

A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road construction and get around the Chicago area faster this summer. The Cook County Department of Transportation released its 2025 ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Monday that she is running for another term. Preckwinkle cited her concerns with the Trump administration as a reason to run for reelection.

With a year to go until the 2026 primary election, Democratic Cook County officials are marking their territory. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Sheriff Tom Dart, Treasurer Maria Pappas ...

Polk County Health Department Director Joy Jackson is retiring after 13 years in public health, with Aaron Kissler from Lake County serving as the interim replacement. Jackson's retirement comes ...

Joseph Tull Jr., 38, of Williamstown, allegedly diverted funds from Burlington County Professional Firefighters Association Local 3091, authorities said. The union represents firefighters and ...

The original Nintendo Switch's now iconic detachable Joy-Con controllers could have attached to the console magnetically like the Switch 2 Joy-Con 2s, but the idea was shelved during development ...