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.

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

Charles Beach took his oath of office and officially took over as chief judge, months after he defeated eight-time incumbent ...

Chief Judge Beach is an eight-year veteran of the bench. He took over for former Chief Judge Tim Evans, who served eight ...

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

Lee este artículo en español en La Voz Chicago, la sección bilingüe del Sun-Times. The hope is to protect them from the sensitive details being shared in the courtrooms, though it’s unlikely they’ve ...

After his arrest for retail theft in Lansing in May 2022, Elijah Bell assumed his next stop, and in some ways preferred place, was jail. He was offered a chance to try a special program offered in ...

Thirteen years after she was first charged with killing her toddler, a former Midlothian woman was found guilty of murder this week in a case that highlights just how long the Cook County courts can ...

A former Chicago City Clerk's office employee has been sentenced to two years' probation, after she pleaded guilty to stealing $150,000 in cash payments for city vehicle stickers. Cook County Court ...

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