A planned anti-violence walk went on as scheduled in Garfield Park Wednesday, one day after its organizer was gunned down in ...

Two teenage girls are in custody after battering Cook County sheriff’s officers responding to a call of gunfire Wednesday on ...

The widow and son of the late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found dead Tuesday night, officials have confirmed.

The widow and son of late Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer were found shot to death on Chicago's West Side on Tuesday in ...

Backed by real estate industry heavy-hitters, Lyons Township Tax Assessor Patrick Hynes ousted two-term incumbent Fritz Kaegi to secure a spot as Democratic nominee for Cook County Assessor. “For too ...

Decades of deferred maintenance have pushed Lorain County Jail to a breaking point. As a newly formed advisory board works to ...

The Macomb County Jail project site was eerily absent of workers for a second day in a row Thursday as union pickets compelled union members to honor the picket line. “Job site is a ghost town. Day 2 ...

When the guards at Cook County Correctional Facility found Thomas Diskin slumped near his cell’s toilet, there were no signs ...

Synthetic cannabinoids smuggled into U.S. jails on drug-soaked paper are reportedly linked to fatal overdoses among ...

A disturbing new drug trend inside one of the nation’s largest jails is raising serious concerns. Officials say a string of ...

The advisory board was formed following a January legal opinion from the Lorain County Prosecutor’s office that found that ...