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 ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle buys $1M Kenwood home

Preckwinkle long has been a denizen of the nearby Hyde Park neighborhood, and has owned and lived in various condominium ...

3 men killed in I-57 crashes identified, Cook County medical examiner says

CHICAGO (WLS) -- All three people killed in crashes on Interstate 57 earlier this week have been identified. Those killed include Ruben F. Lujano, 50; Martese Williams, 33; and Daekwon Cunningham, 29, ...
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Romeca Blackmon murder: Woman charged in killing ordered to remain in custody

The woman charged with killing Romeca Blackmon was ordered to remain in custody Thursday after Blackmon was gunned down when ...

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.

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke reflects on first year in office

In April, the electronic monitoring program shifted from Sheriff Tom Dart’s jurisdiction to the Cook County Chief Judge’s ...

Cook County’s top prosecutor touts increase in pretrial detention, urges electronic monitoring reform

Reviewing her first year in office, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke defends the increased requests for detention and ...

New Cook County Circuit Court chief judge sworn in for first time in over 20 years

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

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 ...