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Troubled Cook County tech firm used insider lobbyist who was later convicted in ComEd corruption scheme
Tyler Technologies' major Cook County contracts – peppered with delays and cost overruns – were shepherded by lobbyist Jay Doherty, who is set to be sentenced in unrelated utility scandal.
The $265 million tech bill: How a plan to streamline Cook County, state computer systems led to massive costs and delays
Illinois and Cook County officials have spent more than $250 million after hiring a Texas company to overhaul outdated, error-ridden computer systems. The three projects are taking years and are...
Kim Foxx’s record on dropped felony cases as Cook County state’s attorney, charted
The Cook County state's attorney's office dropped all charges against 29.9% of felony defendants during the first three years of Kim Foxx's tenure, much higher than the 19.4% dropped during...
Kim Foxx drops more felony cases as Cook County state’s attorney than her predecessor, Tribune analysis shows
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is dropping felony cases involving charges of murder and other serious offenses at a higher rate than her predecessor, according to a Tribune analysis...
How we analyzed Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s record on dropped cases
To compare Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's record of dropping cases against felony defendants to that of her predecessor, fellow Democrat Anita Alvarez, the Tribune analyzed data that Foxx...
Cook County state’s attorney’s office says it will review allegations that Chicago cops pulled woman from car by her hair and placed knee on her neck
The Cook County state's attorney's office said Thursday it is reviewing allegations that Chicago police pulled a woman from a car by her hair and placed a knee on her...
Family alleges brutal police restraint with knee on neck in Chicago arrest caught on video
Tnika Tate, 39, said she was parking near a looted mall Sunday when Chicago police surrounded the vehicle, broke the windows and searched Tate and a group of four friends...
Small Northwest Side shops’ return following pandemic shutdowns is slowed by recent unrest
The lights are slowly blinking on in the small storefronts that stretch down Fullerton Avenue west of Kimball Avenue. But in this modest microcosm of The City That Works, lined...
Two charities have bailed scores of felony defendants out of Cook County Jail. Some were soon charged with new crimes.
Prosecutors charged 34-year-old Christopher Stewart with being an armed habitual criminal last year after the four-time felon was allegedly caught illegally carrying a handgun. At the time, Stewart's ex-girlfriend had...
A coronavirus case curtails operations at domestic violence court, even as hotline calls increase
Chicago police and domestic violence advocates say they were caught off guard this week when Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced she was removing prosecutors from the domestic violence...