Miguel Alvarado, charged with carjacking in Oak Lawn and reckless driving in Bridgeview, was found unresponsive in Cook ...

Cook County’s top prosecutor says electronic monitoring isn’t keeping the public safe when used for accused violent criminals ...

On April 1, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office began shuttering one of the country’s largest and most restrictive electronic monitoring programs.

People with mental illnesses are far likelier to be victims than to commit crimes. But a small number of unprovoked, midday ...

Anat Kimchi — killed in a random attack while visiting Chicago in 2021 — was studying criminal justice because she thought ...

The 16-year wait for fugitive Tahawwur Hussian Rana finally was over after Indian investigating agencies got custody of one ...

Tahawwur Rana's extradition from the US could provide important leads into his travels in parts of northern and southern ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah met with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval here on Wednesday, against the backdrop of reports about the imminent ...

A Cook County assistant state’s attorney says the cop’s alleged coercion behind a Chicago murder confession has little to do ...

The old Wood District station, 937 N. Wood St., is now used as the Cook County Sheriff's Office Central Warrant Unit Headquarters. The current Near West District station is located at 1412 S. Blue ...

Illinoisans ages 42 to 64 who are in the country without legal status could lose health care coverage this summer. Gov. JB ...