In his first month as Cook County’s new chief judge, Charles Beach said he has worked to improve transparency, strengthen ...

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 ...

The new chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court was installed Monday morning. The Honorable Charles S. Beach II took the oath during a packed ceremony inside the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He ...

In the end, it was Timothy Evans’ peers who decided his time was up as chief judge in Cook County. In a surprise, Evans lost his bid for a ninth term in that role when fellow Cook County Circuit Court ...