The policy change would mean that prosecutors could not agree to plea deals that do not include a prison sentence in any felony case involving the use of a machine gun or machine gun-style firearm ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case ...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke announced a new policy Thursday, hoping to crack down on “switches" and ...

Two state agencies with authority over Illinois juvenile detention center operations have given the Cook County Juvenile ...

A suburban Chicago businessman was sentenced to three years in federal prison for running a wide-ranging fraud scheme ...

Andrew Castro, 38, pleaded guilty to abusing three children under the age of 13. Castro was fired in 2021, but the children's parents did not find out about the abuse until 2023. CPS settled a civil ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There was a call Thursday to free those who have been wrongfully convicted. A group rallied outside as Cook County States ... inmates are still in prison on wrongful convictions.

Shamone Duncan, a 20-year veteran of the county’s Department of Corrections, and a man who lived in Turks and Caicos were ...

The Trump administration is following through on promises to ramp up immigration enforcement efforts and Illinois is in the ...