Three Cook County residents are being detained after allegedly stealing a high-end SUV and leading police on a high-speed chase earlier this month.

Dozens more victims have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted while in juvenile correction centers run by the state of Illinois and Cook County.

Residents in a southwest village of Cook County are now displaced following a devastating apartment fire. The fire started around 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The cause of the fire at 8500 block of South 88th Terrace in Justice is still unknown.

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Tobolski told a judge in September 2020 that he’d engaged in multiple extortion and bribery schemes, accepting more than $250,000 in payments “as part of criminal activity that involved more than five participants.

He’s among 800 people who have filed complaints since May against juvenile detention centers in Illinois alleging they were sexually abused by employees. The Illinois lawsuits are part of a wave of complaints against juvenile detention centers nationwide including in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Hampshire.

Two former Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday were acquitted of multiple counts following an unusual criminal trial connected to a wrongful conviction case.

Those who advocate for the restorative justice model say reducing the types of cases that are referred would cut back on the rehabilitation opportunities. The State’s Attorney’s Office says they prefer alternative approaches that move away from the peace circle and instead toward gun education and a path toward FOID cards.

Nearly 2 million Illinoisans, with around half in Cook County, relied on federal food assistance in October 2024, marking a 12% increase in five years.

A jackpot-winning lottery ticket worth $10.4 million was sold in northwest suburban Cook County last weekend, according to Illinois Lottery officials.

More people are coming forward with allegations of sexual abuse inside Illinois' juvenile detention system, adding to hundreds of lawsuits already filed.