A decorated Lake County sheriff’s deputy is suing his boss and the county’s top lawyer in federal court, alleging he was ...

The man charged with killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and wounding a state senator and ...

A repeat offender from Newark with an impressive rap sheet broke into a Paramus Shake Shack after hours, grilled food, stole ...

Former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris will join the mourners Saturday at the funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, who was killed in a pair of ...

Former President Joe Biden joined thousands of mourners Friday as former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman lay in state in the Minnesota Capitol rotunda while the man charged with killing her ...

Cook County officials are taking another step in reform efforts which they say led to the elimination of cash bond in ...

Cook County Jail detainee died from aggressive restraint, withheld medical care, lawsuit alleges Last year, Cory Ulmer died at the Cook County Jail shortly after correctional officers struck him ...

Known for overcrowding and violence, Cook County Jail has a reputation few facilities can match. This video explores the inner workings of this infamous complex. Kathy Hochul asks Marjorie Taylor ...

A pair of Cook County Jail detainees are alleging sheriff’s deputies encouraged a third inmate to tie them up and sexually assault them at knifepoint after one of them complained about forced ...

The man charged with murder in the death of Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer was ordered held at Cook County Jail while he awaits trial, after a judge deemed him a danger to the public ...

By the numbers Since the 2010s, the county’s jail population has fallen significantly, cut nearly in half from typical average populations around 10,000 in that era.