Cook County judge reassigned from Domestic Violence Division after criticism about handling of case
There had been calls for months to reassign Judge Thomas Nowinski to be reassigned after the stabbing that killed Lacramioara ...
Electronic monitoring in Cook County belongs under chief judge’s office
Cook County-commissioned study recommended consolidating electronic monitoring under Chief Judge Timothy Evans, eliminating ...
Cook County judge who shared racist meme faces state probe, reassignment and bias training
Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman is in trouble for allegedly circulating a meme of a Black boy with an electronic ankle monitor ...
Despite judgement against gun, ammo tax, Cook County says it remains enforceable
Despite a Cook County judge siding with gun rights advocates over the county’s gun and ammunition tax, the county’s tax ...
Cook County judge moved off domestic violence cases after 2 suspects allegedly kill woman, child
The Cook County judge who presided over two order of protection cases in which the suspects went on to allegedly kill a woman ...
‘State of New Illinois’ committee continues push to secede from Cook County
Illinois counties are seeking to secede from Chicago and Cook County to form a new state, and Indiana has introduced a bill to create a boundary adjustment commission to consider the possibility ...
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Illinois counties should secede and join Indiana, its House speaker says
A bill introduced in the Indiana legislature by its Republican House speaker would create a commission to embrace 33 Illinois ...
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A new flag for Illinois is now open for voting. Which design should win?
Public reaction to the 10 finalists has been mixed, to say the least, so we turned to local design experts. They had some ...
Bureau County considers plan to hold Cook County inmates in local jail
The deal, put forward at a Bureau County Board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14, would send up to 50 of Cook County's inmates to ...
Judge rules in favor of gun rights group over Cook County's gun, ammo tax
A gun rights advocate is praising a Cook County judge’s decision to side with them against the county’s gun and ammunition ...