Although many of them had criminal records, most people who died in custody had not been convicted of the crime they were in jail for, court records show.

Alexandria Venable was fired after her arrest, county officials say.

Ashley Elgin's husband was murdered at the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex last year, just days from release. Now she's ...

Braidwood police arrested 30-year-old Hugo Sanchez-Cervantez making him one of the first Will County Jail inmates for 2026.

David Harris of Sarasota is thriving in his new life after years in prison, and he has been supported by the Season of Sharing campaign.

U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago Cracked Down on Crime While Implementing Significant New Policies and Initiatives in Productive 2025 The ...

Text messages appeared to show a former Lake County Community Corrections officer was in a sexual relationship with a work ...

A jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of murdering a Cook County judge, following a seven-day trial during which prosecutors ...

Three people were arrested this week after police said they destroyed campaign posters for a candidate for Cook County ...

State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke says Hoover, 75, took advantage of “misguided public policies and disinvestment” and ...

Cook County Crime Stoppers announced Wednesday that they are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in a shooting that killed a 17-year-old girl on Chicago's West Side ...