New Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke is fighting innocence claims more often than her predecessor, Kim Foxx, ...

Cook County courts are failing domestic‑violence survivors. It urges recordings, free transcripts and more funding.

Chicago and Cook County have stepped up efforts to try and address violence against women, with a new task force aiming to help survivors in court. A task force looked for gaps in the system and put ...

The Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force wants more data to be public and to ensure Cook County Courts are subject ...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke vowed to “not back down” from defending the ordinance, saying assault weapons “have no place in our communities.” ...

After the Supreme Court announced it would take up a challenge to Cook County's assault weapons ban, State's Attorney Eileen ...

People who fail to pay court-ordered support to their children or former spouses can land in jail. Expanding access to lawyers for parents at the start of divorce cases could mean fewer problems in ...

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 ...

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Good morning, Chicago. The U.S. Supreme Court indicated yesterday it would hear arguments possibly later this year over Cook County’s ban on so-called assault weapons and a similar law in ...