A “serial mail thief” was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to two counts of felony burglary after stealing mail from ...

The Cook County Board on Thursday approved a $4.5 million settlement to the family of a man who hanged himself while in custody at the Cook County Jail. Michael O’Connor’s family sued under the ...

An Oak Lawn man was found with a loaded gun, cash and drugs inside his car during a traffic stop on Chicago’s South Side.

XII 12 News. This is breaking news. We are following three stories breaking right now at noon. First, *** double homicide investigation underway in the Piedmont Triad. What we know about this ...

If Trimble is convicted, he will join a group of about 200 people who, since 1989, have racked up 10 OWI convictions in their lifetimes, according to the state Division of Motor Vehicles. In a state ...

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Dr. Mica Batlle, founder of Bridge to Freedom, joins ChicagoLIVE to discuss Cook County Jail's Father's Day event and its ...

After a preliminary decision to close Men’s Central Jail, viewed as an outdated, inhumane facility, was issued about six years ago, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors are still talking about ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed to “not back down” from defending the ordinance, saying assault ...

Since March, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has placed teams of officers — 50 per day, working 12-hour shifts — on the Green and Red lines.

In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.

There’s an urgent call for help right now from crime fighters working to bring closure to families of unsolved crimes. The ...