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

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 ...

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 ...

Individuals in Cook County have an opportunity this week to clear overdue moving traffic violation fees without paying ...

Last week, new officials were appointed in the Probate Court of Cook County, including Moultrie attorney Hayden Willis.

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 ...

CHICAGO -- R. Kelly returned to court Friday for a hearing at the Cook County Courthouse in Chicago. R. Kelly's lawyer Steve Greenberg had filed the motion requesting he be given permission to leave ...

CHICAGO - Nearly two dozen lawsuits lodged by trial lawyers on behalf of out-of-state plaintiffs seeking to use Cook County's ...

On Sept. 10, one of the most consequential local offices is up for election. This office determines many aspects of our public safety and oversees a multibillion-dollar court system. The leader of ...