Chicago police fail to register sex offenders 601 times in just three months
The Chicago Police Department turns away hundreds of people required by law to register at police headquarters. Then some get sent to jail for failing to register.
The Chicago Police Department turns away hundreds of people required by law to register at police headquarters. Then some get sent to jail for failing to register.
A jury awarded Nathson Fields only $80,000 after he spent 18 years in prison, but Chicago Police could see a deluge of similar cases.
Despite a third of the population many more people are shot in Chicago than New York, and a recent victim is asking why.
In the wake of a violent weekend Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is picking up an old talking point.
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has a very different view of how violent the Cook County jail population is than does County Board President Toni Preckwinkle.
Audit by Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson finds Chicago police do a pretty good job reporting crime stats.
The state budget proposed this week by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn includes money to reopen two recently shuttered youth prisons, in Joliet and Murphysboro.
The criminal registry office in the Chicago Police Department can’t handle all the offenders who show up to register, leaving them in violation of parole.
Survey results raise questions about state legislators’ knowledge of prisons.
Some Illinois legislators are looking to eliminate Cook County Jail’s boot camp even though program has proven effective.