A new Cook County program is working to remove one of the biggest barriers domestic violence survivors often face when ...

Eileen O’Neill Burke promised to protect pretrial justice. One year in, her policies suggest a return to the politics of punishment.

Cook County prosecutors dismissed 21 cases that were filed against protesters at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in Broadview.

A Block Club investigation found dozens of protesters arrested by state police are still facing criminal charges for minor infractions, such as sitting on a concrete barrier — even after Gov. JB ...

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s office said though Eileen O'Neill Burke is “deeply concerned” about the “abhorrent ...

Two Evanston-Skokie School District 65 employees accused of acting together in the sexual abuse of two underage relatives have been indicted in Cook County court for criminal sexual assault and are ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Whether it's the Minneapolis fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, or the Chicago shooting of Marimar Martinez, so far, no federal immigration agents have been charged with a ...