In spring 2025, former UChicago students Ethan Ostrow and Harley Pomper settled a lawsuit against Cook County Sheriff Tom ...

A Chicago traffic stop led to a felony gun charge on Sunday.

Unsolved and missing persons cases are what the National Institute of Justice has called “The Nation’s Silent Mass Disaster.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Theft from rail cars costs consumers billions of dollars every year. Described as dangerous and costly, lawmakers say these ...

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about common tax season scams, including fake IRS phone calls, phishing emails and texts, fraudulent tax preparers, identity theft, and tax debt ...

Cook County is cracking down on illegal shoulder driving with an $11 million surveillance helicopter capable of spotting violators from hundreds of feet up, already helping issue hundreds of citations ...

Michael Quinn, 73, was reported missing on Sunday by his family.

A high-traffic area of the South Loop is drawing extra attention from local law enforcement. The Cook County Sheriff's Office is applying significant resources into the Roosevelt Road corridor in an ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three men have been charged in a train burglary in Englewood earlier this month, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said. The Cook County Sheriff's Police Community Safety Team was ...

Theft from rail cars costs consumers billions of dollars every year. Described as dangerous and costly, lawmakers say these sophisticated criminal networks are an urgent threat. Most nights, as trains ...