LOMBARD, Ill., Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 800 court service deputies in Cook County, Ill., have voted to join Teamsters Local 700. The unit spans the entirety of Cook County and includes ...

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 ...

Cook County Associate Judge Raymond Myles, 66, was the first Chicago-area judge to be shot and killed in more than three ...

The Circuit Court of Cook County has announced that it is issuing refunds after discovering a technical issue that prevented ...

When a defendant appearing in court has been jailed for a lengthy period, a color-coded spreadsheet alerts the judge that the case has been dragging. Instead of hearings that last only a minute or two ...

A Chicago lawyer found himself before a judge on Tuesday, not as an attorney, but as a defendant in a murder case, charged ...

After 24 years as chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, Judge Timothy Evans lost his bid for a new term this week. Circuit court judges voted Wednesday to elect Judge Charles Beach as the new ...

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The new domestic violence task force for Chicago and Cook County held its first meeting Wednesday, as the state's attorney announced new systemic changes to help survivors and victims.

Judge Charles Beach inherits the nation's second-largest unified court system — and it comes with some baggage. The office of the chief judge now manages the pretrial electronic monitoring program.