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

Lavette Mayes had already spent 425 days locked up in the Cook County jail when she found herself ... or even use the washing machine in her apartment building’s basement.

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and critiques of capitalism, died ...

People with mental illnesses are far likelier to be victims than to commit crimes. But a small number of unprovoked, midday ...

The Yukon is easy to overlook because it’s overshadowed by the Metropolitan Correctional Center, the triangle-shaped high-rise jail built ... According to the Cook County Treasurer, the property ...

Dozens of water and sewer bills worth more than $500,000 are owed to both governments as they spend millions in system upgrades.

Advocates argue detention can add to trauma for children who in many cases have already experienced problems before they ever ...

CORINTH, NY (WRGB) — A small town shaken up after a local museum was vandalized and three juveniles are being held responsible. On Monday, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office responded to Pine Street ...

This story is a collaboration between Injustice Watch and the Chicago Tribune. In a flurry of contracts inked a decade ago, some of Illinois’ most powerful political figures declared it was time ...