Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans’s full statement can be read at the bottom of this article. COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A Cook County judge is not currently hearing domestic violence ...

The chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County is speaking out, after a deadly stabbing last month prompted new calls to change how domestic violence cases are handled in the county.

Two former Cook County prosecutors on Wednesday were acquitted of multiple counts following an unusual criminal trial ...

Presiding Chancery Judge Moshe Jacobius is stepping down after three decades of work in the Chicago-area court system that included the development an assistance program for homeowners facing ...

It was the first time assistant Cook County state's attorneys were criminally charged for their work as prosecutors, and they ...

Pamela McLean Meyerson has retired as a judge for the 11th Subcircuit of Cook County Judicial Circuit Court, saying goodbye to a career that spanned a decade and at times tested her commitment to ...

Those who advocate for the restorative justice model say reducing the types of cases that are referred would cut back on the ...

Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share A Cook County judge who released a man later accused of killing his wife will be reassigned from the Domestic Violence Division, Chief Judge Timothy Evans ordered ...

A man claiming to be the governor of Illinois and demanding that the Leighton Criminal Courts Building be closed down Thursday got his wish when Cook County ... the Office of Chief Judge Tim ...

The city is asking a Cook County judge to reconsider a ruling that an internal panel must meet publicly, saying it would ...