Monday, September 14, 2026
In the latest step of a yearslong process toward public defense reform in Illinois, the state supreme court this week opened applications for a statewide public defender.
A federal appeals panel opened a new pathway for the Cook County Public Guardian’s Office to pursue litigation accusing Illinois DCFS officials of allegedly unjustly holding minors at the state's Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.
That’s the finding of an Associated Press’ analysis looked at arrests during protests in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Portland, Oregon, where President Donald Trump deployed or sought to deploy the National Guard.
A Cook County judge is facing harsh criticism from the Cook County Sheriff and the Teamsters union that represents deputies and jailers.
The new headlines seem to pop up daily. The Flock cameras were allegedly used by a former sheriff’s deputy in Wisconsin's Kenosha County to stalk his then-girlfriend, who also worked as a deputy sheriff.