People who fail to pay court-ordered support to their children or former spouses can land in jail. Expanding access to ...

Cook County prosecutors are asking judges to issue warrants for people who were no-shows in traffic court — because they had already been deported.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Last summer, Kendall Robinson was in his car when his parking job drew the attention of south suburban police officers, according to Robinson and court ...

Sun, March 1, 2026 at 8:49 PM UTC COOK COUNTY - If you receive a notice claiming to be from the Cook County Circuit Court that instructs you to scan a QR code and submit payment for unpaid parking ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Better Government Association partnered with several other media outlets to produce a data-driven journalism project exploring the Cook County criminal justice system. Casey Toner ...

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 ...

The office of Cook County Circuit Court Chief Judge Charles Beach issued a fraud alert Sunday warning the public about a scam ...

Starting Monday, Cook County residents will have a five-day period to pay traffic tickets without added collection fees. Cook ...

After 24 years as chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, Judge Timothy Evans lost his bid for a new term this week. Circuit court judges voted Wednesday to elect Judge Charles Beach as the new ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new order from Cook County's top judge takes effect Wednesday. Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans is barring civil arrests of people while at county courts. That includes ...

Cook County is on the hook for tens of millions of dollars to homeowners who lost their homes and equity as a result of the annual county tax sale, a judge has ruled.