The state requires jails to report when they use restraint chairs. For nearly 900 cases from 2019 to 2023, Cook County Jail ...

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

COOK CO., Ill. - A former cemetery worker in Cook County was charged with allegedly stealing more than $114,000 in funeral ...

A California sheriff is bucking his state’s sanctuary law – and now he’s in the state attorney general’s crosshairs. In February, Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman – in a rural ...

Chief Cook County Judge Timothy Evans’ office had no immediate comment. Until last week, the program had been run by the sheriff’s office but it was transferred to the Adult Probation ...

the Cook County Sheriff's Office said. Miguel Alvarado, 36, was facing charges of aggravated possession of a stolen vehicle and aggravated reckless driving. The sheriff's office said foul play is ...

Cook County’s pilot program to provide guaranteed income to more than 3,000 people did what it was intended to do, early findings suggest — it helped provide some economic stability.

Using a rope and pulley system, workers of the Forest Preserves of Cook County hoisted 7-year-old Elliana Rosen to the top of a tree as a crowd of families watched. One of over 200 attendees at ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle called for an online method to deliver error-free property records and tax bills. Then-Clerk of the county Circuit Court Dorothy Brown wanted seamless ...