We’re two weeks into observing local court hearings, and we already have some takeaways. This month, Chicago Documenters launched its court watching pilot with the aim of tracking how the Cook County ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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A Cook County Circuit Court judge sided with a coalition of construction industry judges when it decided that Cook County had misspent funds that should have been used for transportation ...

The Cook County chief judge’s office has toughened protocols around its electronic monitoring program, making changes in the wake of high-profile incidents and as the office’s monitored population ...