Attorney Mark W. Smith of The Four Boxes Diner says Cook County has filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to deny review in ...

Mariyana Spyropoulos took office in December and began to do what she promised to do: improving trust and transparency.

Illinois residents argue that Chicago's policy of prohibiting officers from accepting cash bail if the warrant was issued ...

Defendants, witnesses, and other parties to cases in Chicago-area county courthouses can’t be subject to civil arrests without a judicial warrant, the Chief Judge of Cook County Circuit Court said in ...

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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Iris Martinez faces a major challenge in the Illinois Democratic primary from Mariyana Spryopoulos. She may be the incumbent, but Martinez said she is ...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined a petition filed last week by the Cook County Public Defender's office ...

A judge has allowed a class-action lawsuit against Pullman Innovations to proceed on behalf of more than 2,400 households ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a ruling made in a lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and Chicago over ...