We’re two weeks into observing local court hearings, and we already have some takeaways. This month, Chicago Documenters ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ushering in another era for ...

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A Cook County Circuit Court judge sided with a coalition of construction industry judges when it decided that Cook County had misspent funds that should have been used for transportation ...

Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social service organizations are petitioning Chief Judge Timothy Evans to enter a general order prohibiting ...

In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ushering in another era for one of the largest court systems in the country. Upon taking office in ...