Joseph, 73, of Plainfield is was found guilty of killing Wadee Alfayoumi and seriously wounding his mother. Prosecutors said ...

Individuals who were offered the Mental Health Court program instead of serving jail time were charged and convicted in the Cook County criminal system for non-violent felonies and then put on ...

Mental Health Court is a two-year program — open to people convicted of nonviolent crimes driven by mental illness.

A group in the county court system on Thursday graduated from a program that helps them atone for past issues with the law ...

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A federal judge said that the Trump administration had ... Both lawmakers posted photos on social media from inside the facility and argued in favor of its continued use as a destination for ...

the headline for the Richland County Baseball Power Poll read, 'No clear No. 1 yet, but it's about to emerge.' That was a lie. After a wild and crazy week last week, the No. 1 spot picture is as ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The first images of Erin Patterson have been captured since she was charged with murdering and attempting to murder family members ...

Recently, Cook County’s new state’s attorney, Eileen O’Neill Burke, issued a policy instructing assistant state’s attorneys to object anytime a judge orders an individual to be released on ...

In implementing the new policy, Burke argues she no longer has confidence the Chief Cook County judge can effectively oversee the program, and as a result public safety could suffer. But Johnson ...

His ex-girlfriend, Laterria Smith, was denied an emergency order of protection by a Cook County judge while Brand was imprisoned at Stateville in Crest Hill. A day after he was released ...

AT NOON, EVERYONE. I’M BRIAN ROACH. THAT BREAKING NEWS. A SUSPENDED DAUPHIN COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HER EX-BOYFRIEND IN HIS SLEEP HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.