Chicago’s public defenders are among the best-resourced in Illinois, but even there, massive case loads have attorneys and ...

Illinois Attorney General special prosecutor investigation rooted in years of internecine battles involving budgetary control ...

A former high-ranking Cook County assistant state’s attorney now in private practice can remain as special prosecutor in an alleged wrongful conviction case that was initially handled by attorneys he ...

Wilson spent 36 years in prison before a judge determined he was tortured into a false confession by disgraced former CPD ...

The settlements would broadside an already severely cash-strapped City Hall, which ended last year with a zero balance in its ...

A man who spent 23 years in prison after he was framed by a disgraced former Chicago police detective for a 1994 double ...

At a court hearing Wednesday, the Cook County State’s Attorney Office dropped felony battery charges against Ald. Colby ...

According to the Harvey police chief, the Cook County State's Attorney office dropped the felony charges against Alderwoman ...

The Cook County Criminal Justice Dashboard provides a new way for residents to access local criminal justice data ...