Cook County will open warming centers in the north, south and west suburbs to help residents combat the extremely cold conditions forecast for Tuesday evening through Thursday. The National ...

One solution that's been proposed is having the jail hold some detainees from the Cook County Department of Corrections. "It is lucrative for the county. They're going to have to maintain this ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County judge who presided over two order of protection cases in which the suspects went on to allegedly kill a woman and child has been moved off domestic violence cases.

A Cook County judge was reassigned, ordered to undergo bias training and will face a state disciplinary investigation for allegedly circulating a racist meme. The judge, Caroline Glennon-Goodman ...

Kisha McCaskill, executive director of the Harvey Park District, was selected Friday evening to replace Monica Gordon as 5th District Cook County Board member. McCaskill has been executive ...

ILLINOIS – The movement among Illinois counties to separate from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state continues to grow. Those for separating point to things like high taxes and a ...

An Isanti County inmate was declared dead at the hospital despite life-saving aid being attempted by first responders, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say first responders were ...

$244 million for Cook County, $96 million for the town of Cicero and $89 million for St. Clair County. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday it would distribute ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The death of an inmate at at jail in Miami County, Kan., is under investigation. Sheriff’s Deputies said staff found a man unresponsive in a jail cell at 4:46 a.m. on ...

"Detention Staff is also working with Craven County Maintenance to address security issues in the facility," the sheriff's office added. An inmate escaped from the Craven County jail in New Bern ...

Dr. Kisha E. McCaskill has been appointed as the new 5th District Cook County Commissioner, replacing Monica Gordon. The appointment was made by a group of 11 Democratic committeemen, including ...