Cook County introduces new search warrant policy to protect residents from 'inappropriate intrusion'
The new policy will require law enforcement to follow up on the outcome of the search warrant. This includes determining whether it was signed by a judge and carried out by law enforcement.
Chicago officials lay out Election Day security plans
With tensions high across the country ahead of the hotly contested midterms, Chicago officials gathered at the Board of Elections supersite in the Loop Friday and pledged to protect voters and poll workers while insisting there are no looming threats ahead of Election Day.
Raoul, DeVore clash in first and only Illinois attorney general debate
As Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Republican Thomas DeVore faced off, they also disagreed about the SAFE-T Act and whether the attorney general might be able to prosecute Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx.
Chicago crime frustrations mount against State's Attorney Kim Foxx as 'mass exodus' continues: source
More than 235 people have resigned from Kim Foxx's office since July 2021.
Judge asked to vacate 8 more convictions tied to disgraced CPD Sergeant Ronald Watts
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx says her office filed motions to vacate eight convictions Monday as part of the ongoing review of misconduct by corrupt former Chicago Police Sergeant Ronald Watts.
Judge won't block release of video showing shooting that led to charges against 2 Chicago cops
Kim Foxx says surveillance video shows the Chicago officers lied when they initially claimed they returned fire after shots were fired at them early on the morning of July 22. The video shows the officers actually fired first, she said.
2 Chicago cops facing felony charges in Pilsen shooting, victim sues sergeant
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced felony charges against the two police officers on Friday.
Democratic Chicago lawmaker calls out Lightfoot, Foxx for crime wave: 'The criminals are winning'
Democratic State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford is pleading with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx to get tougher on crime.
Lightfoot rips into Bailey for calling Chicago a 'hellhole'
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is slamming the Republican candidate for Illinois governor.
Blagojevich joins families of violence victims to demand Foxx harden stance on prosecuting criminals
"Our children's blood on your hands, Miss Foxx, and I hope you see the childrens' faces every night," said Melinda Abdallah, whose son was killed.
