With Cook County Jail’s population again on the rise, officials weigh the reasons
After a decline following statewide bail reform — and years of reductions prior to that — the county’s jail population has begun to tick up once again.
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‘He tells her she is going to die’: Judge orders detention for Lincoln Square man accused of stabbing wife
Nurmuhammed Inus was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Mairunnisa B. Osman, police said.
Man acquitted in shooting death of 7-year-old Natalia Wallace on Fourth of July 2020
A Cook County jury on Friday acquitted a man of shooting and killing 7-year-old Natalia Wallace, making him the second defendant to be found not guilty in the slaying on...
Man found guilty in death threat against former Mayor Lori Lightfoot
A Cook County judge on Thursday found a man guilty of threatening then-Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who last month testified that receiving the profane and racist missive was traumatizing to her...
Accused ‘serial predator’ charged in sex attacks on North, Northwest sides
Local law enforcement leaders on Monday announced a slew of criminal charges filed against a man accused of sexually assaulting five women on the Northwest Side since mid-2022.
Cook County state’s attorney’s office to expand pilot that allows police to directly file some gun charges
The Cook County state's attorney's office is expanding a pilot program that lets Chicago police to directly file charges in some gun cases.
Suburban men charged in beating at Mount Greenwood pizza place stand trial
Nicholas Barraco testified Thursday at the trial of four men accused of attacking him, some of his staff and a patron outside his restaurant.
A baby smiled and waved at her mother’s killers. Nearly 6 years later, a judge finds pair guilty.
Judge finds two men guilty in videotaped slaying of Brittany Hill, whose daughter waved at killers in North Austin attack.
Contentious overhaul of electronic-monitoring program in Cook County arriving after brewing for years
After months of planning and discussion, the Cook County sheriff’s office starting Tuesday will no longer accept new electronic monitoring participants, marking the beginning of a shift in one way...
‘A vicious, vicious response:’ Judge orders detention for woman charged with killing girlfriend on Red Line platform
Woman charged and ordered held pending trial in Tuesday's fatal shooting on CTA Red Line platform.