The family of a man who died in Cook County Jail last year after he was beaten by guards is suing Sheriff Tom Dart alleging civil rights violations and demanding punitive damages. The 73-page suit ...

As with adults, police must inform children of their rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. Police departments in Cook County are required to post the Law Office of ...

In the decades since, Black homeowners in Cook County have weathered predatory contract buying, redlining, discriminatory lending practices, the foreclosure crisis, and a property assessment system ...

Despite the concerns, Tyler parlayed the three lucrative Illinois contracts to become a national powerhouse in the field of local government technology. Last year, it reported income of $2.1 billion ...

Wright, 83, has claimed a homestead exemption, a tax break for homeowners who used their property as their home, since 1978 — long before he became a judge, records show. But in 2018, while a sitting ...

When he announced his candidacy for Cook County judge, Chicago Police Lt. John D. Poulos touted the opportunity to “continue my public service, which spans 23 years.” It’s a career mired in ...

Cook County officials plan to drastically reduce the size of the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, the nation’s largest juvenile jail, long criticized for its inhumane treatment and ineffective ...

As the Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board investigates powerful Cook County Judge E. Kenneth Wright Jr. for claiming improper property tax exemptions in another county, an Injustice Watch examination ...

Update (March 22, 2024): The Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission investigated the conduct of Amy Campanelli and Cliff Nellis and sent close out letters to both in December to ...

Five years ago, Latinx politicians were a united front calling for diversity in the judiciary and lambasting then-Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke for appointing a white judge to a ...

Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, Ill., is one of two women’s prisons in the state. As of June 30, 2021, it held 93 women serving life or “virtual life” sentences of 50 years or more. AP ...

The 77 judges asking Cook County voters to keep them on the bench in November include some with unexplained tax debts, arrest histories, official censures, unflattering reversals by higher courts, and ...