The Cook County judge who presided over two order of protection cases in which the suspects went on to allegedly kill a woman ...

Cook County Circuit Judge Thomas E. Nowinski has been transferred from the Domestic Violence Division to the 3rd Municipal District at his own request after facing criticism over how he handled a case ...

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans says recent tragedies have prompted changes in domestic violence court. The big picture ...

A Cook County judge who allowed a man later accused of killing his wife to be released on electronic monitoring will no ...

A Cook County judge who released a man later accused of killing his wife will be reassigned from the Domestic Violence ...

There had been calls for months to reassign Judge Thomas Nowinski to be reassigned after the stabbing that killed Lacramioara ...

Fuentes "asserts here that the posting of his personal information, on the electronic docket and the physical court file, has created a dangerous and unsafe living condition for the defendant," states ...

The Cook County Board awarded $180,000 to a former county employee that sued Board of Review commissioner Samantha Steele for wrongful termination on Thursday. The county’s top watchdog, meanwhile, ...

Despite a Cook County judge siding with gun rights advocates over the county’s gun and ammunition tax, the county’s tax ...

A Chicago judge's controversial text message has ignited concerns about racial bias in the justice system, leading to her ...

The commission determined that the county did not comply with the state law requiring inspections if the assessed value increased by more than 15 percent since the last assessment. It ordered ...

The bus driver told police that he was “weirded out” by the aide sitting near the boy and engaging in a whispered ...