Madigan asks to remain free pending conviction appeal Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is asking Judge John ...

USPIS and the Chicago Police Department started investigating in 2024 after thefts were reported in The Loop and on the North ...

That’s why a Chicago federal appeals court recently decided that jurors must decide that validity of a Title IX sexual-discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Wisconsin. Alleged ...

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 ...

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 ...