A program allowing Chicago police officers to file charges in low-level gun crimes without first getting approval from a ...

The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny, after a woman was set on fire in a ...

Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans said his office is “reviewing all actions” after a Chicago man who had been out on pretrial ...

A young woman set ablaze on the Blue Line wouldn’t have been attacked if the Cook County chief judge’s electronic monitoring ...

Cook County’s embattled electronic monitoring program is under renewed scrutiny after a high-profile arson attack on the CTA.

The Cook County Chief Judge’s Office is considering policy changes after a woman was badly burned on a CTA train.

A Cook County man on parole for aggravated robbery has been ordered held pretrial after being charged with robbing an Oak ...

The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved large investments in policing and prosecutions, over objections from advocates.

CHICAGO -- A Cook County judge ruled Friday to appoint a special prosecutor to review State's Attorney Kim Foxx's handling of the Jussie Smollett case. In his ruling Friday, the judge questioned ...

CHICAGO -- In a classic Chicago-way document dump, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx released thousands of pages of Jussie Smollett records after 5 p.m. Friday. The records were turned over under ...

Just 43 days after Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle introduced the spending plan that closed a $102.6 million gap ...

Like the last several years, the 2026 budget does not include any layoffs or new taxes, fines or fees. The county has not ...