About a dozen people took shelter at Cook County courthouses in Markham, Skokie and Maywood, during arctic weather in ...

Twenty people died in 2025 in the Harris County Jail, the state’s largest pre-trial detention system, which has faced years of understaffing, overcrowding and wrongful death lawsuits. The death toll ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three men have been charged in a train burglary in Englewood earlier this month, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said. The Cook County Sheriff's Police Community Safety Team was ...

Cook County approved a 2026 property tax levy of $13,780,089 on December 16, marking a 7.57% increase over the previous year. The approved levy is $969,788 higher than in 2025. Total budgeted expenses ...

CHICAGO — For many of these men and women behind bars, Christmas can be the loneliest day of the year. But on Thursday, churches and organizations in Chicago brought the spirit of the season directly ...

For many of these men and women behind bars, Christmas can be the loneliest day of the year. But on Thursday, churches and organizations in Chicago brought the spirit of the season directly to those ...

A 40-year-old Tarrant County Jail inmate died Sunday, according to the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office. The woman was found unresponsive in her cell. Lifesaving measures were administered by medical ...

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — A Tarrant County Jail inmate died Sunday after being found unresponsive in her cell, officials say. Officials say life-saving measures were administered by medical personnel ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A high-traffic area of the South Loop is drawing extra attention from local law enforcement. The Cook County Sheriff's Office is applying significant resources into the Roosevelt Road ...

The Beaufort County jail failed to meet state corrections standards this year, adding to ongoing questions about how the taxpayer-funded facility is run. State inspectors with the South Carolina ...

Police said the couple was in a car returning from a Bears-Packers watch party. Jabari Gates faces multiple charges including aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery and gun possession by a ...