The Cook County sheriff's office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring program, handing it over to the chief judge ...

Lavette Mayes had already spent 425 days locked up in the Cook County jail when ... But on April 1, the sheriff’s office began the process of shuttering its EM division, with plans to complete ...

After months of planning and discussion, the Cook County sheriff’s office starting Tuesday will no longer accept new ...

Cook County’s top prosecutor says electronic monitoring isn’t keeping the public safe when used for accused violent criminals ...

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 ...

Many ways to improve treatment are expensive and could be in peril if Medicaid funding is slashed by the Trump administration, experts say. One of the biggest problems with Illinois’ mental health ...

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring program, giving the Chief Judge’s Office sole responsibility for managing its cases.

Now in its second decade, the Cook County Jail chess program is thriving, competing internationally and above all — it’s working. WGN News spent time at the jail to learn about the program, the method ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Police are asking for the public’s help to find a man involved in a fatal hit and run in Syracuse in March.

Charles Faggart, owner of Chop It Charlie’s, died in custody at the Duval County jail after an incident ... Chop It Charlie’s, 31-year-old Charles Faggart, one thing is clear.