Dameonte Watson and Gregory Watson each received lengthy sentences in connection with the murder of 35-year-old Salena Claybourne. Prosecutors say the brothers killed the mother of two amid a ...

Chicago’s public defenders are among the best-resourced in Illinois, but even there, massive case loads have attorneys and investigators stretched paper-thin. The Cook County Jail has swelled under ...

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 ...

Jackie Wilson has said he was tortured into confessing to two Chicago Police officers by disgraced former Chicago Police ...

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

Seven Individuals Charged in Drug and Firearm Investigation Centered on South Side of Chicago A drug and firearm ...

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 ...

The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners recognized five individuals for their significant contributions to the ...

A mother in Chicago is facing more than a dozen charges after a Fourth of July attack left one of her three children dead and ...