Judge Ruth Gudino was reassigned from a domestic violence courtroom in Markham after a clerk accused her of pushing him. The ...

For four months, Russell Carter and his son couldn’t safely use the bathroom in their South Side apartment. In early February ...

Chief Judge Timothy Evans has run the Cook County Circuit Court for nearly a quarter-century. For the first time since he took office in 2001, he faces two challengers in his bid for a record ninth ...

Cook County Circuit Judge Charles "Charlie" Beach at the Richard. J. Daley Center on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, after he was elected chief judge, defeating 8-term incumbent Timothy Evans. Credit: ...

For the past few months, visual reporter Verónica Martinez has been painting a mural in our office. Headphones on, pants flecked with paint, she stands on a stepladder, breathing life into the 22-by-8 ...