In a surprise win in September, Charles Beach unseated Chief Judge Tim Evans following a secret-ballot vote among his fellow ...

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 ...

Good afternoon, Chicago. Pledging a transparent and compassionate approach to justice, Cook County’s new Chief Judge Charles ...

The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny, after a woman was set on fire in a ...

After the fire was put out, Martinez Duncan, 24, was removed from the cell and brought to a holding area where he became ...

Speaking at the City Club of Chicago on Tuesday to mark her first year as the county’s top prosecutor, O’Neill Burke said her ...

A Republican candidate running to succeed longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky in the largely suburban 9th District was ...

The county treasurer's new report describing large hikes in Chicago residential tax bills effectively takes property tax ...

The Cook County Chief Judge’s Office is considering policy changes after a woman was badly burned on a CTA train.

Cook County is at the center of a national debate over how local governments should respond to deep, persistent economic ...