Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The family of a man who died in Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning to call ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cook County State's Attorney's Office announced a new pilot program designed to provide an alternative to juvenile detention ...

While college students were just getting started on their semester studies this fall, five young men were celebrating the successful completion of a DePaul University statistics class held at Cook ...

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COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — It’s a new twist in an ongoing battle to keep drugs out of Cook County Jail. WGN Investigates has previously reported on efforts by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office to stop ...

Chief Judge Timothy Evans is asking the Cook County Board of Commissioners to fund more than 70 new probation officers next year to try and get caseloads to a reasonable level. Evans told the board at ...

Toni Preckwinkle is the 35th president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, an office she has held since 2010. She is the first Black woman to be elected to the office. A dedicated and effective ...

The family of a man who died in Cook County Jail over the weekend gathered outside the criminal courthouse Monday morning to call for clarity on the circumstances of his death. Shamire Jackson, 35, ...