Two U. of C. students are suing Cook County in federal court over claims that Sheriff Tom Dart, who oversees the jail, had ...

Sidi Mohammad Abdallahi, accused shooter in a hate crime, was found dead by apparent suicide in Cook County Jail.

The new Cook County state’s attorney pledged to target violent crime with new pretrial detention rules and robust training ...

Macomb County officials are contemplating the future of the Verkuillen Building andwhether they should construct a new building or renovate the existing structure as part of an ongoing effort to ...

Cook County to request pretrial detention in violent cases Cook County's new state's attorney has announced a change to the ...

The address Eileen O’Neill Burke gave upon taking office as Cook County state’s attorney inspired confidence and hope.

The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office has moved hundreds of inmates to other jails in order to meet the demands of the ...

The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners approved an amended agreement with seven other counties "to temporarily board ...

A 24-year-old East Galesburg, Ill., man was in custody Wednesday after police say he drove a stolen car in a bi-state police ...

Sheriff Dawanna Witt will send inmates to seven nearby counties to meet a state order to keep the Hennepin County jail ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — An Illinois Appellate Court has agreed to keep former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean ...