Chicago officials step up fight against gun violence
The police department is moving 200 officers from administrative duties to the street.
The police department is moving 200 officers from administrative duties to the street.
An American drug dealer who faced life in prison was sentenced instead to 35 years, reflecting his cooperation with U.S. investigators.
Testimony is scheduled to resume Tuesday in a trial over medical care in the Illinois prisons.
A retired Vienna corrections officer says the way Illinois runs prisons now doesn’t make any sense.
Board President Toni Preckwinkle is signing a contract Tuesday that will drastically reduce the cost of phone calls for jail detainees and their families.
Reporters visited Vienna Correctional Center on Friday, a prison that Gov. Quinn had fought to keep off limits.
Former Cook County Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno looks like he’ll be pleading guilty to bribery.
Four Chicago men have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago after they were wrongfully convicted in a 1994 Chicago rape and murder.
Attorneys for Burge torture victims say Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez has a conflict of interest when it comes to reviewing Burge cases.