People who fail to pay court-ordered support to their children or former spouses can land in jail. Expanding access to ...

Cook County prosecutors are asking judges to issue arrest warrants for people with cases in traffic court who had already been deported.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Last summer, Kendall Robinson was in his car when his parking job drew the attention of south suburban police officers, according to Robinson and court ...

Sun, March 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM UTC COOK COUNTY - If you receive a notice claiming to be from the Cook County Circuit Court that instructs you to scan a QR code and submit payment for unpaid parking ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Better Government Association partnered with several other media outlets to produce a data-driven journalism project exploring the Cook County criminal justice system. Casey Toner ...

The office of Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Charles Beach issued a fraud alert Sunday warning the public about a scam ...

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 ...

Judge Erica Reddick on Thursday dismissed the arguments of a broad coalition that sought to install an outside lawyer to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new order from Cook County's top judge takes effect Wednesday. Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans is barring civil arrests of people while at county courts. That includes ...

Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the annual county tax sale, a judge has ruled.