Public defender, legal groups ask chief judge to prohibit warrantless immigration arrests at courthouses By Madeline Buckley October 1, 2025 at 8:24 p.m. Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social...
Applications open for Cook County property tax relief fund By A.D. Quig September 29, 2025 at 3:02 p.m. The Cook County Homeowner Relief Fund will pay $1,000 to eligible homeowners who saw a...
Cook County commissioners seek cooperation from other officials to sound alert when ICE arrives By A.D. Quig September 19, 2025 at 5:06 p.m. The board members' resolution requests “communication of interactions related to immigration enforcement that occur within...
Cook County property tax bill delay continues; board creates fund for governments By A.D. Quig September 18, 2025 at 5:04 p.m. Cook County has launched a $300 million loan fund to help towns and other taxing...
Assistant principal among three dead in ‘domestic-related’ shooting outside Berwyn middle school By Tess Kenny September 18, 2025 at 4:38 p.m. An assistant principal at Lincoln Middle School in Berwyn was one of three people killed,...
Classes canceled at Berwyn middle school after 3 dead from ‘domestic-related’ shooting outside the school the day before By Tess Kenny September 17, 2025 at 8:56 a.m. Three people, including the suspected gunmen, were killed in a domestic incident, according to Berwyn...
Charles Beach’s election as chief judge ushers in new era in Cook County courts By Madeline Buckley September 11, 2025 at 6:09 p.m. Speaking from his jury room a day after unseating Chief Judge Tim Evans in a...
Tim Evans out as chief judge, to be replaced by Judge Charles Beach By Madeline Buckley September 12, 2025 at 6:32 a.m. In a surprise result, Chief Judge Tim Evans is out as the leader of the...
Downtown alderman announces run against Preckwinkle for Cook County Board president By A.D. Quig September 10, 2025 at 3:21 p.m. Downtown Ald. Brendan Reilly formally announced his intent Wednesday to take on Cook County Board...
Case referrals to Cook County restorative justice courts lag amid policy debate By Madeline Buckley September 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Making good on a campaign promise, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has stopped approving gun...