His body had been found hanging off a billboard in a railroad yard near the Dan Ryan Expressway on Sept. 24, 2007, just nine ...

Known for overcrowding and violence, Cook County Jail has a reputation few facilities can match. This video explores the inner workings of this infamous complex.

At least 16 counties across the state have had cases of West Nile Virus in birds, mosquitoes and horses, though no human ...

1986: A nearly five-hour parade dedicated to Vietnam veterans marched through downtown Chicago — 11 years after the war ended ...

A veteran Chicago police officer will no longer carry a badge as part of a plea agreement in which he admitted that he struck ...

CHICAGO ( WGN) — The man charged in the death of Chicago police officer Krystal Rivera appeared before a Cook County judge on Thursday.

In a news release, the NSP said someone reported a tip that Essian McGinnis, 34, was driving through Nebraska in a semi-truck. Troopers said they found the semi parked at a business south of ...

Dozens of Chicagoans have accused former Chicago Police Detective Kriston Kato of torturing them into confessing to crimes they did not commit. Kato has denied any wrongdoing.

Students and faculty from the Cape May County Technical School were recognized by the county commissioners on June 10 for ...

Another convicted sex offender from Monroe has been arrested in connection with the case of another defendant arrested on an ...

A close analysis of the contract the City-County Council signed with a Chicago law firm to investigate former Deputy Mayor ...