Cook County sheriff's investigators searched the Ford Heights Municipal Hall on Thursday, removing boxes of evidence as part of an undisclosed investigation by the Illinois Attorney General's Office.

The Cook County Sheriff's Office has been a part of Illinois' enhanced CTA security plan and state-led task force dedicated to making it safe since the end of March. Their officers have worked more ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A high-traffic area of the South Loop is drawing extra attention from local law enforcement. The Cook County Sheriff's Office is applying significant resources into the Roosevelt Road ...

Two Cook County sheriff's deputies were detained by a judge's order while on court duty and forced to apologize before they were released. On Wednesday, the deputies were on court duty at the Leighton ...

The Cook County board’s finance committee approved roughly $22 million in settlements Wednesday – including one to a man injured in a scooter crash involving the sheriff’s office and Chicago police, ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) - The Cook County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of an ongoing phone scam. The sheriff's office said the scammers call potential victims claiming to be members of the ...

She was beaten, hospitalized, then testified for hours. Now Cook County's survivor unit is trying to break the cycle on 'The ...

A three-year effort by the Cook County Sheriff's Office to help bring down crime on the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago appears to be working. A group of 40 to 50 sheriff's officers patrol the ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) – A Cook County judge is facing harsh criticism from the Cook County Sheriff and the teamsters union that represents deputies and jailers. It’s the same judge who was in the ...

In a continued effort to reduce ticketing and improve road safety, the Cook County sheriff’s office is offering free vehicle light replacement to south suburban residents from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Oct ...

A missing juvenile lost in Red Gate Woods Forest Preserve was found safe after a Cook County Sheriff's Office helicopter crew ...