Three Cook County residents are being detained after allegedly stealing a high-end SUV and leading police on a high-speed ...

Tobolski told a judge in September 2020 that he’d engaged in multiple extortion and bribery schemes, accepting more than $250 ...

Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced in January that it would close its South Side Englewood clinic and three others in ...

A 21-year-old fugitive in Cook County is on the run after escaping electronic monitoring and removing his GPS tracking device ...

Two men with felony records are facing new gun and drug charges after a Cook County Sheriff's police investigation.

Those who advocate for the restorative justice model say reducing the types of cases that are referred would cut back on the ...

Two former Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday were acquitted of multiple counts following an unusual criminal trial connected to a wrongful conviction case.

It was the first time assistant Cook County state's attorneys were criminally charged for their work as prosecutors, and they ...

Pamela McLean Meyerson has retired as a judge for the 11th Subcircuit of Cook County Judicial Circuit Court, saying goodbye to a career that spanned a decade and at times tested her commitment to ...

Observers from the Garrido Stray Rescue Foundation were in court, too — silent witnesses for abused animals like Betty, who nearly died after being confined to a plastic storage tub.

Some officials are pushing for policies to address root causes of violence and help offenders repair their relationships with ...