The Chicago Police Department committed to releasing “merit” promotion lists in 2017, but the city is fighting their release in court.

Prosecutors in St. Louis said in an explosive set of charges that an innocent St. Louis man was wrongly convicted of murder in 1995 after police fabricated trial evidence and prosecutors hid ...

We broke down the data on specific charges and asked experts to explain why racial disparities are increasing in Cook County criminal court.

Responding to Darlie Lynn Routier’s frantic 911 call from her Dallas County home in 1996, police found her two sons, Devon Routier, 6, and Damon Routier, 5, dying of stab wounds.

Chicago police pulled over hundreds of thousands more drivers than they previously reported, but found guns in fewer than 1 out of every 150 stops, according to a new data analysis.

Every two years, Cook County voters go to the polls to elect new judges and decide whether to retain sitting judges. We research every judicial candidate and provide comprehensive, nonpartisan voter ...

We interviewed past and present police union presidents, activists, and legal scholars for perspectives about the role FOP leaders have played since the organization established itself in Chicago ...

Facing eviction? New Cook County programs aim to help keep people in their homes. Here’s what you need to know about navigating eviction proceedings.

Their survey also asked about changes in the U.S. legal system that have resulted in a decline in jury trials. The results were published in a December article in the Louisiana Law Review, “ Reasons ...

Prospective candidates for the 2022 Cook County judicial primary elections made their case to the Cook County Democratic Party on Thursday.

Cory Ulmer’s family was told his death was the result of a medical emergency. But, according to an internal Cook County sheriff’s report obtained by Injustice Watch, correctional officers body-slammed ...

Its decades-long commitment to upholding convictions—even those marred by police or prosecutorial misconduct—has left Missourians languishing in prison for years.