Lontray Clark faced a Cook County judge Saturday on murder, attempted murder and arson charges connected to a fatal June fire ...

The BriefNearly 1,000 lawsuits have been filed alleging sexual and emotional abuse by staff at Illinois Youth Centers and the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, with 107 new cases filed ...

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans has pledged to provide additional training for all Cook County judges who hear domestic violence cases and petitions for orders of protection, improve ...

The Cook County sheriff's office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring program, handing it over to the chief judge amid questions about who will arrest violators and how extra staff will ...

A federal judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit alleging Cook County strips homeowners of equity when auctioning ...

Judge won't be disciplined for threatening to jail law clerk who brought cellphone to court A panel of Cook County judges met twice this month to determine whether Judge Peggy Chiampas violated ...

A Cook County judge who controversially banned a law clerk from the county’s main courthouse for using a cellphone in her courtroom will undergo training and mentoring, officials said. The order ...

Voters booted Judge Shannon O’Malley out of office on Nov. 5 after investigations into whether he resides in Cook County as required. O’Malley, who served in the child protection division ...

A former player is suing the Blackhawks for failing to act when informed of sexual assault allegations against a former video ...

A program designed to allow low-income Chicago residents to have their traffic fees waived has been made permanent due to a ...

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans has pledged to provide additional training for all Cook County judges who hear domestic violence cases and petitions for orders of protection, improve elect… ...