If federal authorities have arrest warrants for detainees, they can come pick them up as they have for years, the sheriff's ...

Two state agencies with authority over Illinois juvenile detention center operations have given the Cook County Juvenile ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case ...

Shamone Duncan was one of two people killed in Turks and Caicos over the weekend. She was there celebrating her sister's 40th ...

A group calling to free those who have been wrongfully convicted rallied outside as Cook County States Attorney Eileen ...

A 23-year-old man, Anthony Aguirre, was indicted after drug-soaked paper strips were allegedly found in his pants during a search at Cook County Jail. The strips tested positive for synthetic ...

Prosecutors in that case asked Judge Nowinski to order Constantin held in Cook County Jail while he awaited trial, but Nowinski denied that motion, and instead released him on electronic monitoring.

Teens arrested in Sangamon County will once again be held in the area after the Juvenile Detention Center reopened. Here's ...

Duncan served 21 years with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, most recently working inside the jail. Her sisters said it was ...

Shamone Duncan, a 20-year veteran of the county’s Department of Corrections, and a man who lived in Turks and Caicos were ...