The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a telephone scam.

Cook County Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scam asking for payments The Cook County Sheriff's Office is warning about a new phone scam aiming to con people out of thousands of dollars.

Two people are facing felony gun charges after a traffic stop led to the discovery of drugs, alcohol and firearms, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.

Seeking to identify long-term shifts in how the criminal justice system operates in Cook County, Loyola University researchers and local officials have launched a new data project.

Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook reported a decade-long decrease in crime rates during Thursday’s Sheriff’s Net meeting in Fleming Island.

Cook County’s Board of Ethics fined Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele and aides for a series of breaches this week, finding that she provided confidential information to the press ...

At Thursday's town hall, Sheriff Michelle Cook says crime in Clay County is at 10-year low Orange Park mall, concerns over Orange Park mall incident also addressed.

After a year and a half without a permanent leader for Cook County’s Forest Preserves, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has nominated a new head for the district.

During this investigation, 20 firearms and three machine gun Conversion Devices were recovered.

The system is also experiencing new shifts that may continue to transform how justice looks in Cook County, such as the shuttering of the electronic monitoring program run by Cook County Sheriff ...

“The Union County Sheriff’s Office is saddened by the loss of one of our own. Detective Andrew Woods will be deeply missed by the department, the community and friends.