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Andrew Tracey, from left, his wife Dr. Monica Tracey and their attorney Andrew Cunniff leave after a hearing in the case of the remains of the Traceys' daughter, Caitlin Tracey, on Nov. 20, 2024, at the Daley Center in Chicago. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

‘She tried to get out of that cycle:’ Prosecutors allege longtime abuse as Chicago attorney ordered detained in wife’s slaying

January 16, 2026 at 3:43 p.m.

Adam Beckerink, 47, a Chicago attorney, charged with first-degree murder in Caitlin Tracey's death, faced his detention hearing.

Chicago police investigate the scene of a shooting where Cook County Associate Judge Raymond Myles was killed in the 9400 block of South Forest Avenue, April 10, 2017.
(Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai).

‘He was watching them:’ Murder trial opens in case of slain Cook County judge

January 13, 2026 at 7:54 p.m.

Cook County Associate Judge Raymond Myles, 66, was the first Chicago-area judge to be shot and killed in more than three decades in a case that generated national news and...

Nour Tamimi, right, leads a chant during a rally on Jan. 9, 2026, at a makeshift memorial in Minneapolis honoring Renee Good, near the site where Good fatally shot by an ICE officer. (John Locher/AP)

Minnesota shooting raises questions about who investigates federal agents

January 11, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Many in the Chicago area have revived a legal question of whether state and local agencies can investigate and file charges against federal agents who appear to have crossed the...

Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke speaks alongside prosecutor James Papa on March 11, 2025, after Judge Diana Kenworthy denied a motion for Micheail Ward’s release at the Leighton Criminal Court Building. Ward was accused in the 2013 killing of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton. An Illinois appeals court overturned the convictions of Ward, who was serving an 84-year sentence in the shooting death. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

After a year of change, Cook County court cases to watch for in 2026

January 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

With changes underway, here are some cases and issues to watch for in 2026.

Marimar Martínez stands outside a truck service shop on Dec. 26, 2025, where she called 911 after she was shot five times in October by a Border Patrol agent in Brighton Park. Prosecutors originally claimed Martínez, as part of a convoy of protesters, rammed federal agents' vehicle near 39th Street and Kedzie Avenue and then tried to run over an agent, but felony charges were later dropped after her attorney argued agents caused the crash and needlessly shot her. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Rioters? Agitators? Immigration agents’ claims against US citizens mostly fall apart in court.

December 30, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Time and again, Donald Trump’s immigration agents claimed horrific crimes at the hands of protesters in Chicago. Those allegations of abuse did not withstand the scrutiny of judicial review.

Texas National Guard members walk outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview on Oct. 9, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Supreme Court deals Trump a defeat on bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois

December 23, 2025 at 6:17 p.m.

The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow the Republican president to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois while a lower...

Angel White, 15, is hugged by friends during a gathering in memory of her sister, Senobia Brantley, at a dance studio in the 400 block of East 75th Street on April 2, 2019, in Chicago. Brantley, 19, was one of two women fatally shot while sitting inside a car in the 7700 block of South Eggleston Avenue on April 1, 2019. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Six alleged Chicago gang members indicted in federal racketeering case alleging 13 homicides

December 22, 2025 at 5:03 p.m.

A federal grand jury has indicted six purported Chicago gang members for racketeering conspiracy, accusing the gang of involvement in 13 homicides as well as other violence across the city.

The family of slain Chicago police Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso, including his widow Milena Estepa de Vásquez, left, and mother, Rocio Lasso, second from right, walk through the hallway at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, Dec. 16, 2025, after Steven Montano was sentenced to life in prison for Lasso’s murder. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Man given life sentence in slaying of Chicago police officer, though recent law offers a chance at parole

December 16, 2025 at 6:23 p.m.

A Cook County judge ordered a sentence of life in prison for Steven Montano in the killing of Chicago police Officer Andrés Vásquez Lasso.

Chicago police officer acquitted of sexually abusing handcuffed woman

December 15, 2025 at 2:01 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Monday found a Chicago police officer not guilty of sexually abusing a woman while she was in custody and handcuffed to a wall.

Plaintiff attorneys arrive for a tour of the U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview as part of discovery for the ongoing lawsuit about conditions at the facility, Nov. 13, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Government agrees to extend temporary restraining order over ICE facility in Broadview

December 10, 2025 at 11:12 a.m.

The federal government has agreed to extend until April a temporary restraining order requiring improved conditions at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding facility in Broadview.

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