When state lawmakers made Illinois the first state in the nation to end cash bail, they ramped up the pressure considerably on judges to protect the public from violent offenders when they’re charged ...

Injustice Watch investigation, Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle said, while difficult, tech overhaul was necessary.

Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file Share The Cook County sheriff’s office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring program, handing it over to the chief judge amid questions about who will ...

The Cook County sheriff’s office is ending its decades-old electronic monitoring program, handing it over to the chief judge amid questions about who will arrest violators and how extra staff ...

WAUKESHA - Among the three Waukesha County Circuit Court judicial seats up for ... attorneys Strampe and Wittchow ran for the seat to be vacated by Judge Brad Schimel, who opted to seek a seat ...

The Cook County state’s attorney’s office announced ... as people can be detained until the case goes before a judge. “When you’re talking about the stigma of being in jail, losing your ...

A man accused of gunning down six people at random during a nine-month span in 2020, when he was a teenager, has a detention hearing before a Cook County judge on Monday. Antonio Reyes of Chicago ...

A new interactive map might help Cook County drivers avoid road construction and get around the Chicago area faster this summer. The Cook County Department of Transportation released its 2025 ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Monday that she is running for another term. Preckwinkle cited her concerns with the Trump administration as a reason to run for reelection.

Besides those countywide candidates, all 17 members of the Cook County board are up for re-election, as are judges ... tax exemptions and pushed “circuit breaker” reforms in the General ...