The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a case on whether citizens are guaranteed the right to possess ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

With an enforcement blitz by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement anticipated in the coming days, more people could be in immigration custody are in need of legal help. Now, they could possibly ...

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 ...

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 ...