ORLAND PARK, Ill. - A Cook County judge has narrowed the Village of Orland Park’s lawsuit against former Mayor Keith Pekau.

A veteran, retired Las Vegas attorney will temporarily replace a Municipal Court judge who cut her term short this fall.

The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan has refuted Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido’s claim it recommends county prosecutors automatically accept the criminal responsibility ...

Collier County records indicate Amanda Cook beat her roommate to death with a cast iron microphone stand during an argument.

Judge Sabaugh ordered that an independent psychologist will evaluate Endi Bala, 24, Shelby Township, after the state Center ...

One day after he was sworn in, new Cook County Chief Judge Charles Beach said he is ordering an urgent review of the county's troubled electronic monitoring program. The program has been under attack ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — The Cook County judicial system is one of the biggest in the nation. The chief judge oversees close to 400 judges, 3,000 full-time employees, and a $368 million budget. But for the ...

Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political firestorm over what appears to be systemic issues with how accused criminals ...

There was a rare changing of the guard at the top of Cook County’s justice system on Monday. County officials swore in a new Cook County chief judge who will oversee a system rife with controversy. I ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The new chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court was installed Monday morning. The Honorable Charles S. Beach II took the oath during a packed ceremony inside the Chicago-Kent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Greene covers classroom impact of education policy and practice The authors and one elementary student filed suit in 2023, ...

A new decision was issued by the judge overseeing the Peter Gerace case. House lawmakers unveil bipartisan health care plan proposal 2 students dead, 9 people injured in mass shooting at Brown ...