Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ushering in another era for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Good morning, Chicago. In 2025, Cook County began the year with a new state’s attorney and ended it with a new chief judge, ...

After pausing the practice for a year, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office under Eileen O’Neill Burke, has reversed its ...

The county’s Restorative Justice Community Courts reroute young people with nonviolent charges from criminal courts to an alternative program. Upon completion, the charge is dismissed.

When a defendant appearing in court has been jailed for a lengthy period, a color-coded spreadsheet alerts the judge that the case has been dragging. Instead of hearings that last only a minute or two ...