The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved large investments in policing and prosecutions, over objections from advocates.

The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny after a woman was set on fire in a horrific ...

Morgan Geyser, the woman convicted in the Wisconsin Slender Man stabbing a decade ago, appeared in a Chicago courtroom Monday ...

The Cook County Treasurer said on live TV that she’s “in and not getting out” as a challenger to Brandon Johnson.

A new outdoor Fitness Court is now open in Forrest County, offering residents a free seven minute full body workout designed ...

In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop discusses the status of various ...

Eager families packed a Cook County courtroom for the celebratory adoption ceremony. "It's going to feel like our family is complete." ...

A woman who pleaded guilty to the 2014 stabbing of her sixth-grade classmate is back in custody after Wisconsin police say she vanished from<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

An ex-principal had to appear in federal court after her father sent 'threatening' communications with Taylor Swift lyrics.

James "Little Jim" Guild was convicted of killing a 60-year-old widow with a cow yoke after she scolded him. Despite having ...

I would like to see the town of Galena recognize that this land that we call “Driftless” is a unique and irreplaceable part of our state.