SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday tapped a Cook County official to run the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and ...

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

A father–daughter duo is planning a dream vacation after winning $3 million with a scratch-off lottery ticket purchased at a ...

Joined by Cook County leaders and patients, Cook County Health cut the ribbon on a new community health center at 467 E. 31st Street, Chicago, in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood, on April 22. “The ...

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

The man accused of starting a fire that killed a Chicago fire captain Wednesday morning has been denied pre-trial release.

This image captures a moment of collective mourning: fellow first responders and Red Cross volunteers stand in solemn salute, ...

Charles K. Green, who lives near the fire scene in the 5400 block of West Potomac Avenue in Austin, was ordered held at a ...

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

Illinois State Police say three men from Chicago have been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with ...

The man charged with murder in the death of Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer was ordered held at Cook County Jail while he awaits trial, after a judge deemed him a danger to the public.