Recently, I organized a Cook County Board hearing that revealed the systemic failures and lack of coordination between government agencies that are affecting victims seeking justice and safeguard ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Since COVID-19 took down regular operations of the nation's second largest court system, thousands of Cook County criminal and civil cases have been put on ice. The ABC7 I-Team has ...
CHICAGO - Nearly two dozen lawsuits lodged by trial lawyers on behalf of out-of-state plaintiffs seeking to use Cook County's ...
On Friday, the three-judge appellate panel said only six Illinois families will continue with their infant-formula injury ...
COOK COUNTY, Ill. — The number of new eviction cases in Cook County has returned to pre-pandemic levels, with nearly 30,000 filings a year. The increase is straining the ability of law enforcement and ...
When a defendant appearing in court has been jailed for a lengthy period, a color-coded spreadsheet alerts the judge that the case has been dragging. Instead of hearings that last only a minute or two ...
Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months. Detaining residents ...