With changes underway, here are some cases and issues to watch for in 2026: As Chicagoland was roiled this autumn by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, more than 100 people have landed ...

Good morning, Chicago. 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.

A clash over free speech and judicial impartiality has erupted in Illinois after the Cook County Bar Association demanded the ...

One day after he was sworn in, new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach said he is ordering an urgent review of the county's troubled electronic monitoring program. The program has been under attack ...

Cook County judges elected Charles "Charlie" Beach as chief judge, ending Timothy Evans’ 24-year tenure. Beach, a circuit judge since 2017 and former defense attorney, will oversee the criminal courts ...

Modernization is a top priority for the first new chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County in decades. Charles Beach II sat down exclusively with the ABC7 I-Team, outlining his top priorities ...

Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans has signed an order barring civil arrests of people while at county courts — a common tactic used by federal immigration agents to detain people. The ...

CHICAGO (AP) — 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.

Last week, Gov. Brian P. Kemp appointed Matt Bennett to serve as Superior Court judge for the Alapaha Circuit due to House ...