The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is seeking volunteers to join its Search, Rescue and Recovery Team. The team includes Sheriff’s Office staff and trained civilians, with needs ranging from ground ...

Cook County is cracking down on illegal shoulder driving with an $11 million surveillance helicopter capable of spotting violators from hundreds of feet up, already helping issue hundreds of citations ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- If you drive a car, you are vulnerable. It doesn't matter what neighborhood or time of day because carjackers can strike anytime. It happened just three weeks ago to Hillary. Too ...

The Cook County Sheriff's Office is reminding people to be aware of tax scams this tax season.

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is using helicopters to catch drivers illegally using the shoulder on expressways, issuing nearly 1,000 tickets so far. In one three-hour stretch, deputies cited 120 ...

An inmate at Cook County Jail died last week after a fire inside his cell, sheriff's officials said. Around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, correctional officers in the residential treatment unit of the jail ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three men have been charged in a train burglary in Englewood earlier this month, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said. The Cook County Sheriff's Police Community Safety Team was ...