A program allowing Chicago police officers to file charges in low-level gun crimes without first getting approval from a ...

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office is expanding citywide a program that allows Chicago police officers to directly ...

The Felony Review Bypass Pilot Program was “an unqualified success,” Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The shooting death of Laquan McDonald was a main issue of discussion at a forum Thursday for the three women battling for the Democratic nomination for Cook County State's Attorney.

David Barklow, accused of fatally shooting a man in his Gold Coast apartment over 20 years ago, was arrested in a Peruvian ...

CHICAGO -- A Cook County judge ruled Friday to appoint a special prosecutor to review State's Attorney Kim Foxx's handling of the Jussie Smollett case. In his ruling Friday, the judge questioned ...

Last June, William D. Swetz, 34, of Flossmoor, was charged with aggravated battery in a public place and aggravated assault ...

Kim Foxx, the Illinois State’s Attorney for Cook County, said last week that her office will begin the expungement of misdemeanor cannabis convictions in the coming months. In an interview with the ...

A man was found guilty of aggravated battery for throwing a drink at former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx last year.

Like the last several years, the 2026 budget does not include any layoffs or new taxes, fines or fees. The county has not ...

Just 43 days after Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle introduced the spending plan that closed a $102.6 million gap ...

The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted 17-0 to approve a $10.12 billion FY2026 budget after a month of hearings and amendments, according to Cook County. County officials say the package cleared ...