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Deputy Chief Philippe Loizon, a veteran probation officer who has built alliances with police and the FBI, at times over his bosses objections. He was placed on desk duty last week.

Chief judge orders outside investigation into Cook County probation department

May 21, 2019 at 10:08 a.m.

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans on Wednesday hired a well-known law firm to investigate allegations that the court's probation department has improperly teamed up on searches of probationers' homes...

Warrantless searches draw criticism

June 17, 2018 at 1:48 p.m.

Cook County probation officers have for years quietly teamed up with law enforcement to go into probationers' homes without warrants, looking for guns, drugs and information and leading to questionable...

Chief judge orders outside investigation into Cook County probation department

December 23, 2018 at 5:55 p.m.

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans on Wednesday hired a well-known law firm to investigate allegations that the court's probation department has improperly teamed up on searches of probationers' homes...

Ill. Supreme Court issues critical report on Cook Co. court system

May 21, 2019 at 7:05 a.m.

The Illinois Supreme Court released a critical and unprecedented report Friday into how Cook County's court system handles criminal suspects, pointing to a lack of leadership and basic understanding of...

Voter Darryl Mrock casts his ballot shortly after the polls opened at Carlos Fuentes charter school in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago early on March 18.

Record low voter turnout in Cook, DuPage counties

May 21, 2019 at 6:56 a.m.

Although voter interest has always been spotty in the Chicago area, Tuesday's primary marked a new low. Just 16 percent of registered voters in the city — or about 221,000...

Chicago voters want gun limits, no taxi fare hikes

May 21, 2019 at 6:54 a.m.

Chicago voters weighed in on three city referendums Tuesday, with a majority coming out in favor of keeping firearms out of restaurants that serve alcohol and limiting the size of...

Gov. Pat Quinn greets supporters on his way to the podium on primary election night at Carpenter's Hall.

Election Day sees historic low voter turnout, polling site glitches

May 21, 2019 at 6:51 a.m.

Inadequate training, technological glitches, locked doors and missing poll workers led to dozens of voting delays at Chicago polling places Tuesday, officials said, even as city and county voter turnout...

Election Day sees historic low voter turnout, polling site glitches

August 24, 2021 at 10:06 p.m.

Inadequate training, technological glitches, locked doors and missing poll workers led to dozens of voting delays at Chicago polling places Tuesday, officials said, even as city and county voter turnout...

Record low voter turnout in Cook, DuPage counties

December 23, 2018 at 4:58 p.m.

Although voter interest has always been spotty in the Chicago area, Tuesday's primary marked a new low. Just 16 percent of registered voters in the city — or about 221,000...

Watchdog update: Head of Cook Co. adult probation removed

May 21, 2019 at 6:47 a.m.

Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans shook up the court's beleaguered adult probation department Monday by removing the agency's longtime head — a change of leadership he said would better...

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