A judge ordered a migrant swept up in the immigration raids to be released from custody immediately, after immigration ...

A Venezuelan migrant swept up in local immigration raids who was ordered released last night by a federal judge is now back in federal custody at an out-of-state immigration detention center.

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

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

The policy change would mean that prosecutors could not agree to plea deals that do not include a prison sentence in any ...

Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is pushing for a $200 million relief fund in Springfield, but he knows it won’t be an easy ...

Within the Cook County ... but an appeals court overturned his conviction. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune) Convictions in Hadiya Pendleton slaying to remain overturned after Illinois Supreme ...

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans says recent tragedies have prompted changes in domestic violence court. The big picture ...

(The Center Square) – It’s now up to the Illinois Supreme Court ... and Cook counties, not any of the other 100 counties. The case Piasa Armory vs. Kwame Raoul out of Madison County challenges ...

The Republican leader of the Illinois House and five Illinois voters have filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has directed prosecutors to seek prison sentences in every felony case ...

Shamone Duncan Facebook An Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been shot and killed while on vacation in Turks and Caicos. Cook County Deputy Shamone Duncan was fatally shot along with local resident ...