The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies. In the 23-page lawsuit just filed Thursday morning in Chicago, federal prosecutors argue ...

The Department of Justice is suing Chicago, the state of Illinois and Cook County over sanctuary city policies.

Sheila Murphy was a Cook County public defender, a private criminal defense attorney and Cook County’s first female presiding judge.

As advocates continue calls for better protections for domestic violence survivors, a Cook County judge has stepped down from presiding over domestic violence cases following contentious protection ...

CHICAGOA — A Cook County judge who allowed ... longer hear domestic violence cases, Chief Judge Timothy Evans announced Thursday. Judge Thomas Nowinski will move to the Circuit Court’s Third ...

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ... text messages threatening to kill her and her family. Judge Thomas Nowinski denied the request and scheduled a hearing on the matter ...

Cook County Judge Thomas Nowinski requested to be transferred to the court’s Third Municipal District in Rolling Meadows where he will hear misdemeanor and traffic cases starting Tuesday ...

A Cook County judge who released a man later accused of killing his wife will be reassigned from the Domestic Violence Division, Chief Judge Timothy Evans ordered this week. Judge Thomas Nowinski ...

Fri, January 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM UTC ‘To call this a crime of violence is quite the understatement’: Judge detains two men accused of tying up, killing 63-year-old man ...