Credit: Illustration by Verónica Martinez When Cook County voters head to the polls Tuesday, one of the most daunting choices that they’ll face is who to send to the bench. Voters have 75 judicial ...

A Cook County Jail screenshot from surveillance camera footage of Cory Elmer sitting handcuffed in a holding cell about one hour before he died on June 21, 2024. Credit: Illinois State Police report ...

Solutions proposed by tenant advocates. Just Cause for Eviction ordinance: If passed, this ordinance would limit the reasons for which landlords can file eviction orders against tenants to things like ...

It’s the news no parent wants to hear: Your child has just been arrested. It can feel scary, confusing, or overwhelming. Perhaps you don’t know where your child is or what they were arrested for. You ...

Elected officials in three Cook County and Illinois agencies contracted Tyler Technologies Inc. to overhaul outdated court and government computer systems. Over the last decade, progress has been slow ...

This project was reported in collaboration with the Chicago Tribune As a fledgling tech contractor looking to build its ...

Five years ago, Latinx politicians were a united front calling for diversity in the judiciary and lambasting then-Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke for appointing a white judge to a ...

When he announced his candidacy for Cook County judge, Chicago Police Lt. John D. Poulos touted the opportunity to “continue my public service, which spans 23 years.” It’s a career mired in ...

“These very industries are preying upon people who are already facing extreme hardships because there’s money to be made off of them,” said historian Andrew Kahrl, professor at the University of ...

The combined homestead and senior exemptions trimmed Wright’s property tax bill by about $1,400 last year. Records show Wright also owns properties in Cook County, including a condo in River North and ...

In March, the U.S. Department of Justice awarded Cook County $450,000 to support the proposal to build alternatives to the detention center. Separately, the Cook County Board of Commissioners last ...