Steve Schmadeke

An inmate who for decades had been trying to prove his innocence in a 1978 Harvey slaying died in state prison Tuesday while awaiting a hearing on his claim. Attorneys...

A Cook County judge who said it was "absolutely shocking" how taxpayer money was handled by then-County Board President Todd Stroger's office found a former top Stroger aide guilty Wednesday...

A Chicago police officer was coming to the aid of a woman being beaten with a baseball bat when the attacker turned on the officer and struck him twice in...

Cook County judges overseeing Chicago and suburban traffic courts will now have access to driving records from across the country when they sentence offenders in hundreds of thousands of minor...

Preston Smith and Anthony Metcalf were old friends and drinking buddies who often argued over things like sports and cars, according to Smith's wife. But an alcohol-fueled dispute over money...

A 15-year-old boy jumped from his bike and opened fire after a passenger in a car issued an apparent taunt, but the bullets struck a 7-year-old child who had just...

One day after jurors awarded $8.5 million to the family of an 18-year-old man shot in the back by a Chicago police officer in 2007, his mother said she hoped...