Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach explains changes coming to electronic monitoring program

Changes are coming to Cook County's electronic monitoring system starting this weekend. They are aimed at making the system ...

31 men arrested in January human trafficking operations in Cook County: officials

Investigators arrested 31 male suspects in January in connection with human trafficking, according to the Cook County Sheriff ...
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Cook Co. sheriff's team tackling urgent threat from organized crime networks stealing railroad cargo

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 ...
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Pre-Dawn Gun And Drug Bust Shakes Chicago Heights Block

According to the Facebook statement from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, investigators found a loaded firearm in Phillips’ ...
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Suspect charged with DUI in death of Cook County sheriff's deputy

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman driving the car that struck and killed a Cook County sheriff's deputy appeared in court Thursday on charges of aggravated DUI, reckless homicide and escape. Prosecutors allege ...
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Cook County Jail inmates training therapy dogs in Tails of Redemption program

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 ...