A former Cook County man residing in Davenport has been arrested for allegedly trafficking in large amounts of cocaine base, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday tapped a Cook County official to run the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security. Theodore “Ted” D. Berger most recently worked under Cook ...

Prosecutors on Thursday said Antonio Reyes bragged about urinating on memorials set up for his alleged victims. He was ...

In an effort to enhance safety and crack down on smuggling, the Lake County jail will soon be moving to an electronic mail ...

The musical tells the story of Roxie Hart, played by Strictly Come Dancing star Janette Manrara, with Sinitta as Mama Morton.

In another example given, the DOJ claims an illegal alien that federal officials were obstructed from picking up in a jail was subsequently let out in 2024. That individual was then arrested on a ...

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

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

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

Sheriff’s police launched an investigation into the alleged theft after staff from a Glenwood cemetery reported in August of ...

In addition to raising the age that kids can be detained from 10 to 12, starting in mid-2027 the bill would also raise the ...