Cook County is at No. 6 on the American Tort Reform Association's Judicial Hellholes list. ATRA has been publishing the ...
Illinois and Cook County's minimum wage will soon go up once again. Beginning in 2025, the state and county's minimum wage ...
An Illinois appellate court overturned the murder conviction of ex-professor Wyndham Lathem due to a rights violation.
Judges are spending more time on initial court hearings as they weigh whether to detain or release defendants. However, ...
Now, a new program from Cook County is expanding access for people who need it most. "We usually hear that people want to ...
Cook County to request pretrial detention in violent cases Cook County's new state's attorney has announced a change to the ...
Why does so much of what gets tossed into those blue recycling bins end up in the trash? CBS News Chicago visited the city's ...
Cook County’s public health system is launching free doula services for pregnant patients to help reduce health disparities.
(The Center Square) – The new Cook County state’s attorney is setting policy for pretrial detention and retail thefts.
A new Cook County state’s attorney inherits crime problems aggravated by her predecessor, Kim Foxx. Eileen O’Neill Burke ...
Illinois and Cook County's minimum wage will soon go up once again. Beginning in 2025, the state and county's minimum wage will officially increase to $15 an hour for non-tipped employees.
A year into Illinois’ bail reform, more people charged with domestic violence in Cook County have been ordered held pending trial compared to the year prior. And with setting bail no longer an ...