Securing affordable housing can be a significant challenge in the Chicago area, where rents and home prices continue to rise. But some are finding help in an unexpected place: The Cook County ...

A program run by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office called Tails of Redemption is helping detainees and dogs find purpose and ...

Illinois is examining Martinez Duncan’s death for potential criminal behavior by jail staff, according to the Cook County ...

COOK COUNTY — The Cook County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday announced the launch of its new “Book Bus”—a mobile library initiative designed to bring thousands of books directly to Cook County ...

What started as a routine court-ordered eviction on Tuesday ended with Cook County Sheriff's deputies pulling multiple loaded ...

A quiet retention pond in unincorporated Maine Township turned into the focus of an active death investigation Monday, after ...

Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s ...

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Shots were fired at two on-duty Cook County Sheriff's deputies outside Mount Sinai Hospital on Chicago's West Side on Wednesday morning. The Cook County Sheriff's Office confirmed no injuries were ...