The lawyers who brought the lawsuits say it's "ridiculous" that not a single immigration agent has been charged in connection ...

Eileen O’Neill Burke was elected Cook County State’s Attorney by vowing to get tough on crime. But her approach to making Chicago safer is more nuanced than you might think.

CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling announced his retirement after less than three years in the role, during which murders in the city fell by 32% and shootings by 41%.

The U.S. Supreme Court indicated yesterday it would hear arguments possibly later this year over Cook County’s ban on so-called assault weapons and a similar law in Connecticut, a precursor to what ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Cook County’s assault weapons ban. The high court on Tuesday granted certiorari in the case brought by a pair of Cook County residents and gun ...

After the Supreme Court announced it would take up a challenge to Cook County's assault weapons ban, State's Attorney Eileen ...

Cook County’s ordinance prohibits the possession, acquisition and transfer of the weapons in question. It applies to 125 prohibited rifles, such as AR-15s. But gun-rights advocates say only “dangerous ...

A man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree murder and hate crime charges ...