Mariyana Spyropoulos took office in December and began to do what she promised to do: improving trust and transparency.

Illinois residents argue that Chicago's policy of prohibiting officers from accepting cash bail if the warrant was issued ...

Attorney Mark W. Smith of The Four Boxes Diner says Cook County has filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to deny review in ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a ruling made in a lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and Chicago over ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined a petition filed last week by the Cook County Public Defender's office ...

About a dozen immigration-related arrests have taken place at or near county courthouses since July, according to the Public Defender's Office.

Cook County's top judge has signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Detaining residents outside court has ...

Making anonymous, unsubstantiated allegations that are two decades old screams loudly that they are unreliable and lack ...

A judge in Illinois prohibited civil arrests of court attendees absent a judicial warrant or judicial order on Tuesday. Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans of the Circuit Court of Cook County issued a ...

A Macomb County jury deliberated for three hours before finding Xavier Gardner guilty of carjacking, unlawful imprisonment, home invasion and armed robbery, and conspiracies to commit those ...