CHICAGO (WLS) -- Since COVID-19 took down regular operations of the nation's second largest court system, thousands of Cook County criminal and civil cases have been put on ice. The ABC7 I-Team has ...

Recently, I organized a Cook County Board hearing that revealed the systemic failures and lack of coordination between government agencies that are affecting victims seeking justice and safeguard ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is rolling out a tightly focused new experiment on Chicago’s West Side that ...

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 ...

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COOK COUNTY, Ill. -- Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County's ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn ...

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months. Detaining residents ...