Just over a month after Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, changes are being made in an effort to more quickly track down ...

Inmates are getting the chance to learn a trade to help them find a job when they get out.

Chief Judge Charles Beach had pledged to overhaul the county’s monitoring system following a high-profile arson attack on a ...

The Cook County chief judge’s office has toughened protocols around its electronic monitoring program, making changes in the wake of high profile incidents and as the office’s monitored population ...

In an endorsement session with the Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Toni Preckwinkle acknowledged the upgrade problems “have ...

The county’s Restorative Justice Community Courts reroute young people with nonviolent charges from criminal courts to an alternative program. Upon completion, the charge is dismissed.

Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle Toni Preckwinkle is the 35th president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, an office she has held since ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Fire Rescue held its first Ignite Girls Fire Camp at its new Orlando training facility. Twenty-five girls spent the weekend learning and gaining hands-on experience ...