Stealing from one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen gets ex-Cook County judge 4 years of probation

Patricia Martin, former presiding judge of the juvenile court's child protection division, bilked a decorated WWII vet out of ...

A Cook County drug court program is helping non-violent offenders overcome substance use

Fourteen graduates got their records expunged for completing the (W)RAP program, which offers non-violent offenders treatment and support as an alternative to incarceration.

Cook County Board of Review reopening tax appeals for 24 townships after dramatic bill increases

The Cook County Board of Review is reopening tax appeals for 24 townships until Dec. 12, but it only applies to future bills.
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Illinois Supreme Court justices want to see McLean County's Family Treatment Court replicated

Justices Elizabeth Rochford and Mary K. O'Brien said they were impressed by the state's only problem-solving court addressing ...

Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says he warned about shortcomings in electronic monitoring program

Days after new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach ordered an urgent review of the county's electronic monitoring program, ...

Chicago Federation of Labor backs Pat Hynes over Fritz Kaegi for Cook County assessor

The Chicago Federation of Labor announced its endorsement of Pat Hynes and other Cook County candidates in a Wednesday ...

Charles Beach takes oath as Cook County’s first new chief judge in 24 years

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

'Joseph' stolen from nativity scene in front yard display: Glenview police blotter

Amelie Pankov, 23, of the 8900 block of Heathwood Circle, Niles, is accused of failure to give aid or information, and was ...