Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the ...

Since 2020, nearly 2,500 homeowners not only lost their properties but also the equity they had in those homes after their ...

Last week, Chicago police Officer John Bartholomew was murdered in the line of duty by a seven-time felon on parole who had ...

Most of the evictions were on the South Side, records suggest. But a quarter of the cases are missing key information, ...

The ruling could lead to significant payouts for nearly 2,500 homeowners who lost properties since 2020, often for initial ...

Cook County prosecutors are contesting most certificates of innocence, keeping exonerees tied up in court and delaying ...

Cook County could be on the hook for at least tens of millions of dollars, if not more than $100 million, to repay former ...

Illinois abolished cash bail and drove down the population at the Cook County jail. Under the county’s top prosecutor, it’s ...

Certificates of innocence can help exonerated people get jobs and housing. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is making ...

On one side is challenger Holly Cook, who has filed for bankruptcy twice, been held in contempt of court on nine counts, been ...