The Supreme Court will hear a pair of cases over the legality of sweeping “assault weapons” bans later this year, and the ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments over Cook County's assault weapons ban at the beginning of December.

Even if AR-15s are covered by the Second Amendment, the county's brief says, that doesn't mean Americans have a right to own them.

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 ...

Cook County’s top judge signed an order barring ICE from arresting people at court. Cook County includes Chicago, which has seen a federal immigration crackdown in recent months. Detaining residents ...

While nearly all other court systems in Illinois have lifted mask mandates, people visiting Cook County courthouses will still be required to mask up, for the foreseeable future. On March 1, Cook ...

According to an amicus brief filed in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has refused to follow a Supreme Court ruling that said the county ...

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 ...

Cook County Public Defender Sharone Mitchell Jr. and a coalition of legal groups and social service organizations are petitioning Chief Judge Timothy Evans to enter a general order prohibiting ...

CHICAGO — Cook County's recently replaced longtime chief judge, who helped to spearhead some of Illinois' controversial criminal justice reforms and oversaw Cook County's troubled electronic ...