Good morning, Chicago. 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.

With changes underway, here are some cases and issues to watch for in 2026: As Chicagoland was roiled this autumn by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, more than 100 people have landed ...

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 ...

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 State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke is rolling out a tightly focused new experiment on Chicago’s West Side that would let some teenage boys swap pretrial detention for school-based ...

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 ...

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