A Cook County judge just rewired a big piece of Chicago’s police-oversight machinery, ruling Wednesday that Illinois law does allow the Civilian Office of Police Accountability to investigate fatal ...

When Collier Circuit Judge Joseph Foster announced Amanda Cook's sentence, the killer began to yell and bailiffs removed her.

A jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of murdering a Cook County judge, following a seven-day trial during which prosecutors said the assailants watched the judge and his girlfriend for days ...

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 ...

About a dozen people took shelter at Cook County courthouses in Markham, Skokie and Maywood, during arctic weather in ...

The justices were alert to the central bank’s crucial role and wary of issuing a broad ruling based on rushed briefing and ...

Cook County Crime Stoppers announced Wednesday that they are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an ...

Three people were arrested this week after police said they destroyed campaign posters for a candidate for Cook County ...

A jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of murdering a Cook County judge, following a seven-day trial during which prosecutors said the assailants watched the judge and his girlfriend for days before ...

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