One Cook County judge was losing his bid to keep his job and two more were in peril as vote-counting continued after ...

Embattled Cook County Judge E. Kenneth Wright was referred to a state disciplinary board on Wednesday by the chief judge ...

Circuit Court of Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans Credit: Illustration by Verónica Martinez Tenants who live in substandard housing and face evictions got a boost from Cook County Circuit Court ...

Every Cook County judge running for retention appeared set to keep their seat on the bench, with nearly all precincts reporting in Chicago and suburban Cook County on Wednesday morning. Only one judge ...

Fresh flowers on the bench of Cook County Circuit Judge Joanne Rosado at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse change frequently. Credit: Courtroom sketch by Verónica Martinez The second floor of Cook ...

Illinois' medical release law was supposed to reduce the “staggering” costs of caring for ailing people in prison and reunite families with frail loved ones. But so far just a few dozen dying and ...

Two Cook County judges claim homestead exemptions in Will County Two of the 77 Cook County judges running for retention in November claim homestead exemptions on Will County houses they have owned for ...

The Chicago Police Department denied hundreds of immigrant crime victims a path to citizenship through the U visa program, sometimes in ways that appeared to contradict state and federal law. Two ...

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