Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s ...
Chicago Officer John Bartholomew was allegedly killed by a man released under the SAFE-T Act's cashless bail provisions ...
Illinois counties have continued to launch new mental health courts, and advocates call for more. Champaign County is the ...
We’re used to seeing police dogs out on the street alongside officers and deputies, but these days a growing number of K-9 ...
Illinois is examining Martinez Duncan’s death for potential criminal behavior by jail staff, according to the Cook County ...
This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers and the Chicago bureau of MindSite News. Bloomington native Shayla Woodworth had struggled with mental illness and addiction since she was a teen ...
Officials are blaming the judge who let Alphanso Talley out on electronic monitoring before he allegedly shot two CPD ...
Kevin Motykie, 56, is facing a first-degree murder charge after his longtime partner, Katherine 'Kat' Torbick, was found ...
MUNCIE, IN — A Muncie man has been accused of breaking into a local church and committing acts of vandalism. Brandon Lavail Riddick, 42, is charged in Delaware Circuit Court 5 with burglary, a Level 5 ...