A 21-year-old fugitive in Cook County is on the run after escaping electronic monitoring and removing his GPS tracking device ...

A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for a crime he long maintained he didn't commit walked out of the Cook County Jail ...

Two former Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday were acquitted of multiple counts following an unusual criminal trial connected to a wrongful conviction case.

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 11, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Weather records (from the National ...

Apart from the escape from police custody and Colvale jail, two undertrial accused escaped from central jail, but both were rearrested. State govt has taken action against police personnel at the ...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has reported that two inmates unlawfully walked away from a correctional facility in LeFlore County Saturday morning. According to a press release ...

Roane County authorities brought an escaped inmate back into custody Saturday afternoon, hours after people in the area received an alert telling them a person had escaped from jail. The escaped ...

A Chicago fugitive who escaped electronic monitoring nearly three years ago remains on the run, and authorities are asking for the public’s help to find him.

And after a trial at the end of last year, he was found guilty of spying for Iran, having already admitted to his prison escape. Just moments ago, he was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison.

The offense(s) listed may be the initial booking charge or an amended charge. They are not an admission of guilt, nor do they guarantee a conviction of any/all charges listed. All parties are ...