As we have written before, this system feels like something from the 19th century; it has the historical stench of a racist ...

Cook County needs to stop releasing people on electronic monitoring when they pose a risk to the public, particularly in ...

Two inmates died at Cook County Jail this weekend; families demand answers as state investigators review the cases.

The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny, after a woman was set on fire in a horrific arson attack on the Blue Line, with critics demanding answers as to why ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The flu spread fast in Cook County this season. As of Friday, hundreds of cases had already been confirmed. The numbers are staggering. Cook County Health and Hospitals System ...

A third case of measles for the year has been confirmed in Cook County. The adult patient was in the southwest Chicago suburb of Crestwood, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. It ...

A 4-year-old suburban Cook County child has tested positive for measles, the second confirmed infection in the county this year, health officials said Tuesday. The Cook County Department of Public ...

Reviewing her first year in office, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke defends the increased requests for detention and ...

The reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person or persons responsible for the unlawful killing and beheading of a bison in Cook County has been raised.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- With the omicron variant already fueling a surge in new COVID-19 cases, there are big concerns about another spike in cases as people return home from spending the holidays with ...

Chief Judge Beach is an eight-year veteran of the bench. He took over for former Chief Judge Tim Evans, who served eight terms since 2001. Evans served longer than anyone in the county's modern court ...

ILLINOIS, USA — Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County’s ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn similar ...