The policy change would mean that prosecutors could not agree to plea deals that do not include a prison sentence in any felony case involving the use of a machine gun or machine gun-style firearm ...

A group calling to free those who have been wrongfully convicted rallied outside as Cook County States Attorney Eileen ...

A group calling to free those who have been wrongfully convicted rallied outside as Cook County States Attorney Eileen ...

Two persons of interest have been taken into custody for questioning in connection to a murder that has rattled neighbors in ...

Two people are in custody in connection with the beating death of a man who was discovered bound in the basement of a Norwood ...

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke announced a new policy Thursday, hoping to crack down on “switches" and ...

Were they warning shots or attempted murder? That question was presented in court in the case of a Hamilton County, Tennessee man charged with shooting at a fam ...

A significant legal battle that could affect thousands of homeowners in Jackson County is nearing its conclusion.

A teenager who stabbed three young girls to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England has been sentenced to more ...

The move disrupted court proceedings Thursday afternoon and abruptly halted at least one jury trial, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Some Indiana lawmakers have taken steps to absorb the Illinois counties that have voted to leave the state. Last election, seven Illinois counties joined more than 20 others to greenlight a proposal ...

The child took the stand Thursday at Steven Bryce Wheeler’s first-degree murder trial in Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens for the death of his estranged wife, Jordan, 33, in October ...