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

"The Sixth Sense" actor Haley Joel Osment apologizes after his shocking arrest was caught on police body cam footage. The ...

Cook County has designated April as "Second Chance Month" to support reentry for formerly incarcerated individuals.

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

More than a bit of buzz surrounds a recently released Civic Federation report calling for the dissolution of four suburban ...

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Lt. Gov Juliana Stratton paid an unofficial visit on day two of the Cook County Democratic ...

BULL BY THE HORNS: Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused former Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday of executing a “new-liberal” agenda and “austere budgets” while in City Hall that became a “playbook that ...

A Chicago man is accused of burglarizing a suburban cancer center — police say he had stolen cards, cash, and even wore a ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two men killed in a serious West Side crash have been identified by local officials. Chicago police said the ...