The office of Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Charles Beach issued a fraud alert Sunday warning the public about a scam that's been circulating, which claims to require payment for unpaid

We’re two weeks into observing local court hearings, and we already have some takeaways. This month, Chicago Documenters launched its court watching pilot with the aim of tracking how the Cook County court system is implementing the SAFE-T Act’s pretrial fairness protocols following the elimination of cash bail in 2023.

Special prosecutors billed hundreds of thousands in Cook County — watchdogs want answers about who got hired and why.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ushering in another era for one of the largest court systems in the country.

That coalition on Thursday filed a petition in Cook County court after they said State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has failed to hold federal agents accountable.

A bill being proposed in Springfield would let county circuit court clerk's offices decide to opt into having a depository to securely store a resident's will without them needing to hire an attorney.

1. Please tell us about yourself, your background and why you believe you are qualified to hold this office. These are very serious times, especially for our criminal justice system. We need a Clerk of Court that will protect court records for ALL the ...

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 — just long enough to set a date for the next hearing ...