Public defender, legal groups ask chief judge to prohibit warrantless immigration arrests at courthouses
Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social...
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Republican Darren Bailey launches second bid for governor with strategy to connect better with Chicago voters
Darren Bailey, the former Republican state lawmaker, has a new running mate, Aaron Del Mar...
Charles Beach’s election as chief judge ushers in new era in Cook County courts
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
In a surprise result, Chief Judge Tim Evans is out as the leader of the...
Case referrals to Cook County restorative justice courts lag amid policy debate
Making good on a campaign promise, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has stopped approving gun...
Column: New book ‘Something Big’ revisits the Brown’s Chicken massacre
The mass murder in suburban Palatine in 1993 continues to affect lives today. Author Patrick...
Citing ‘glaring lack of forensic capability,’ Burke seeks to build staff in first budget fight
Eileen O’Neill Burke wants her office to stay on top of rapidly-developing forensic science and...
Cook County public health head fired for not renewing medical license
After more than two years on the job as leader of Cook County’s Public Health...
Cook County clerk trying out a ‘smart’ ballot drop box for next election, expanding language access
New drop box features a surveillance camera to record who drops off ballots, an electronic...
Sharp drop in arrests, other long-term crime trends shown in new Cook County data dashboard
Seeking to identify long-term shifts in how the criminal justice system operates in Cook County,...