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 ...

Modernization is a top priority for the first new chief judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County in decades. Charles Beach ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) – Authorities in Cook County are searching for a man who ran from the courtroom and out of the courthouse during a hearing Monday afternoon. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office ...

Cook County opens courthouse warming centers due to forecasted dangerous wind chills, offering residents shelter, water, snacks, and pet accommodation.

Federal judge rules the system violates the “takings” clause, but compensation for homeowners in class-action lawsuit remains unclear.

Police are actively searching for a man who ran out of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago Monday after his hearing. 32-year-old Richard Donta J. Cotton walked into the courthouse after ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) – Authorities in Cook County are searching for a man who ran from the courtroom and out of the courthouse during a hearing Monday afternoon. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office ...

Treasurer Maria Pappas is asking for more time to decide whether to appeal a judge's Dec. 8 decision in a high-profile ...

Cook County has its first new chief judge in more than two decades after Charles Beach was sworn in to the position earlier this month.