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State's attorney fights to keep ex-deputy jailed in Sonya Massey murder before trial
An Illinois appellate court ruled Wednesday that a former deputy sheriff charged with the murder of Sonya Massey, a ...
Calls renewed for Cook County judge's resignation as domestic violence cases getting closer look
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is renewing her calls for a Cook County judge to resign.
Domestic violence judge who released man suspected of killing wife is off bench after anonymous threats
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski isn't hearing domestic violence cases due to threats, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans said ...
Judge who made controversial electronic monitoring decision not hearing domestic violence cases because of threats
A Cook County judge who made a controversial decision to release a man on electronic monitoring weeks before he killed his ...
Cook County judge scraps ranked choice voting, set to start in Evanston in 2025
Though Evanston voters heartily approved a 2022 referendum to adopt ranked choice voting, also called instant runoff voting, ...
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Judge Under Fire For Domestic Violence Rulings Not Hearing Cases After Threats Made Against Him
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski, who released two alleged domestic abusers who went on to commit fatal stabbings, is "not currently" ...
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New Cook County prosecutor faces challenges to fix Kim Foxx legacy
A new Cook County state’s attorney inherits crime problems aggravated by her predecessor, Kim Foxx. Eileen O’Neill Burke ...
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How David Cook went from Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s ally to lead the movement to replace him
The two-term Republican caught many Capitol observers off guard when he emerged as the standard-bearer for a coalition that ...
Cook County Chief Judge says Lacramioara Beldie’s death ‘should not have occurred’
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy C. Evans has pledged to provide additional training for all Cook County judges who hear domestic violence cases and petitions for orders of protection, improve ...
Corrections officer accused in alleged jail beating acquitted amid allegations of prosecutorial misconduct
A Cook County corrections officer was acquitted on Friday of charges stemming from an alleged jail beating amid allegations ...
How Jussie Smollett’s overturned conviction is similar to Bill Cosby’s
The criminal cases of actors Jussie Smollett and Bill Cosby, both Black, high-profile entertainers found guilty before their ...