Peter Nickeas

Three men accused of punching and beating two Cook County sheriff's officers in the maximum security section of the County Jail appeared in court Sunday, where a judge ordered them...

Five people were wounded in shootings Saturday night and early Sunday morning, according to police. The most recent shooting happened in the Chinatown neighborhood on the South Side. The man,...

Three prisoners held in connection with shootings have been charged in the beating of two Cook County sheriff's officers seriously injured Wednesday night in the maximum security section of the...

Someone driving a stolen car and fleeing an area where police responded to a shots-fired call crashed into another car, killing its 18-year-old driver and injuring his 20-year-old passenger, police...

Two Cook County sheriff's officers were stomped and seriously injured Wednesday night by three prisoners in the maximum security section of the County Jail, according to a spokeswoman for the...

A woman was seriously injured when the stairs she was using to reach a second-floor porch gave way in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday night. The collapse happened in the 5500...