The 29-person team will advise the prosecutor's office on everything from handling gun violence cases to wrongful convictions ...

A new Cook County state’s attorney inherits crime problems aggravated by her predecessor, Kim Foxx. Eileen O’Neill Burke ...

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans has pledged to provide additional training for all Cook County judges who hear ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is renewing her calls for a Cook County judge to resign.

A Cook County judge is facing harsh criticism for releasing a suspect from custody who later allegedly killed his wife.

On November 21, 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned Jussie Smollett's conviction. The actor was charged and convicted ...

Police body-camera video recordings show Democratic Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele told Chicago officers she ...

A Cook County jail guard accused of beating a detainee with handcuffs was acquitted Friday in a bench trial, with a judge ...

At least nine murder victims between May of 1980 and September of 1981. Anthony Cook is the most prolific serial killer in ...

The Illinois Supreme Court has thrown out former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction for lying about a 2019 hate ...

The Illinois Supreme Court threw out Jussie Smollett's conviction after finding the state's prosecution unfair due to an ...