Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s rising again.

Incarcerated people in U.S. jails and prisons have limited access to regular isotretinoin therapy for conditions like severe ...

This story is a collaboration between Illinois Answers and the Chicago bureau of MindSite News. Bloomington native Shayla Woodworth had struggled with mental illness and addiction since she was a teen ...

The Democratic Cook County Board of Review commissioner lashed out at prosecutors after a judge this week ruled she was “not guilty” in a DUI case.

Steele is back to work after being cleared of a drunk driving charge, but she won't be in her office for long. The Cook ...

After a judge declared her not guilty in her DUI trial, Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele is ...

No one has ever escaped from the Colorado Supermax prison since it opened in 1994 ...

Jonathan Taylor escaped from the minimum-security prison just before 3:30 p.m. May 5, according to the Wisconsin Department ...

An inmate has escaped from the Kenosha Correctional Center in Wisconsin and is now being sought after by law enforcement, ...

Anjanette Young, a social worker who became a police reform advocate after an infamous botched raid on her home in 2019, is ...

Follow the latest race results of Democratic and Republican candidates running for open federal, state, and countywide seats in the Chicago and surrounding region. Last updated: — · Source: Associated ...