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

A former Fulton County jailer has pleaded guilty and been sentenced in connection with the 2018 death of an inmate, a case ...

Vance County jail supervisor Capt. Shannon Holley faces nine charges for sexually forcing himself on an inmate. Court records show the incident happened while the victim was in custody and at this ...

Backed by real estate industry heavy-hitters, Lyons Township Tax Assessor Patrick Hynes ousted two-term incumbent Fritz Kaegi to secure a spot as Democratic nominee for Cook County Assessor. “For too ...

These books were written with a poison pen. A string of inmate deaths at an infamous Chicago jail have been linked to a terrifying new drug trend — paper laced with a deadly drug and smuggled behind ...

A new report from Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas shows property taxes collected by county taxing bodies over the past 30 years grew at twice the rate of inflation. In 1995, Cook County local ...

Cook County saw little population change in 2025 due to reduced international immigration, new U.S. census numbers show, but Kendall County bucked that nationwide trend with the greatest percentage ...

A now-former Cook County Corrections employee was sentenced Wednesday after being found guilty in a deadly 2023 shooting outside of a Niles restaurant, according to court documents. The shooting ...

The frustration Cook County homeowners feel about rising property taxes came out loud and clear in Tuesday’s race for county assessor — losing incumbent Fritz Kaegi performed the poorest in areas of ...