A Chicago man was arrested and charged in connection with the deadly shooting of two people in suburban Ford Heights last ...

Drug overdoses are suspected in the Monday deaths of two Spokane County Jail inmates, according to the county government’s spokesperson. Officials are investigating the deaths and how drugs were ...

A federal judge ruled that Cook County’s system for handling unpaid property taxes violates the Constitution, delivering a major victory for homeowners who lost their properties and accumulated equity ...

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, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Board of Review is reopening tax appeals for 24 townships until Dec. 12, but it only applies to future bills. Cook County property tax bills are due Dec. 15. For many ...

Chief Judge Charles S. Beach II Credit: Cook County Circuit Court On Monday, Cook County swore in the first new chief judge in more than two decades. Charles Beach replaces Timothy Evans as leader of ...

Elizabeth Hernández was taken into custody after detention staff reviewed security camera footage that allegedly showed her having inappropriate contact with an inmate, Sheriff’s Deputy Chief Roberto ...

The second-largest county in the United States has established a permanent guaranteed basic income program after the success of a previous pilot version. The Cook County Board of Commissioners ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, correctional officers in the residential treatment unit of the jail ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Behind the chain-link fence and barbed wire, detainees at the Cook County Jail are busy training man's best friend. "It's a process. It takes time. But little by little, they start ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill (WGN) – A delay in property tax bills in Chicagoland comes as an unwelcome surprise for homeowners this holiday season. Despite being late, Cook County property tax bills are now ...

Cook County property tax owners will soon get a bill for their months-delayed second installment tax bills. The 1.8 million property tax bills were expected to be mailed Friday with a due date of Dec.