Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County’s ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn similar bans ...

Plaintiffs challenging Cook County’s ban on semi-automatic firearms are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case. Filed in 2021, Viramontes v. Cook County challenges ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A small fire at the Cook County Jail Sunday sent three staff members to the hospital.

Oak Lawn police have arrested a suspect in an armed home invasion in May. An arrest warrant has been issued for a second ...

Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to penalize jurisdictions with cashless bail, such as Illinois. But how does ...