Chief Judge Timothy Evans in battle to keep job
Before a law clerk in Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans' office last month allegedly donned a robe and impersonated a judge, the race to unseat Evans was relatively restrained,...
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Lawyer fired in judge impersonation case now faces a challenger in election
A law clerk who was fired from her government job after allegedly impersonating a judge now faces a new opponent in this fall's Cook County judicial race. Judge Maryam Ahmad...
Traffic cases heard by clerk accused of posing as judge reheard — and dismissed
Three traffic court cases heard Thursday were the most ordinary of proceedings, held in the most extraordinary of circumstances. The cases — all minor traffic violations — were reheard in...
Sex offender charged in 1991 rape, murder that led to Dixmoor 5 case
For two decades, Theresa Matthews lived with a sense of solace, knowing five young men were locked up in prison for raping and murdering her only child, 14-year-old Cateresa, in...
Law clerk accused of pretending to be judge is fired
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans, who has come under criticism for his handling of allegations that one of his law clerks put on a robe and heard cases, has...
Criminal probe launched in case of lawyer who allegedly posed as judge
The Cook County state's attorney's office said on Friday that it had begun a criminal investigation into an incident earlier this month in which a municipal court judge at the...
Rauner vetoes legislation to abolish room-and-board lawsuits against prisoners
Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday used his amendatory veto power to rewrite a bill that would have ended the state's growing practice of suing prison inmates to recover the costs...
Sheriff’s deputy noted lawyer holding court, official says
Mario Lozano knew something was not quite right. A 28-year veteran of the Cook County sheriff's office, Deputy Lozano had stepped out of Judge Valarie Turner's lower-level courtroom at the...
Judge removed after allegedly allowing lawyer to hear cases, wear robe
A veteran Cook County Circuit Court judge allegedly allowed a lawyer who is running for election to the bench this fall to wear a robe and hear cases at the...
In 702 shootings by Chicago police, zero federal civil rights charges filed
Not long after two Chicago police officers shot and killed an unarmed Esau Castellanos after a brief car chase on the city's North Side, the FBI began a criminal investigation...