Illinois ended cash bail statewide in September 2023 after litigation against the law was struck down by state Supreme Court.

There’s no love lost between outgoing McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally and an advocacy group that helped ...

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Democratic Rep. Eric Sorensen has largely been off Republicans' radar nationally. But Republican challenger Joe McGraw, a ...

Investigators from multiple federal agencies launched an “interagency operation” on Monday at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held. The ...

A state judiciary that has the ability to make tough decisions that uphold civil rights requires an independence that may be ...

This chapter of Harris’ time as attorney general, allies say, showed a resolve to make gutsy decisions and withstand pressure to fall in line.

Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during an “interagency operation” aimed at ...

A full year into the state’s end of cash bail, a suburban county state’s attorney says the law has been “an abject failure” ...

In the upcoming Nov. 5 general election, Kane County voters will choose between Democratic incumbent Jamie Mosser and ...

As acting sheriff of Cattaraugus County, Eric Butler said it’s been “super humbling” to see the string of endorsements from ...