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Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx is interviewed following a debate at ABC 7 on Feb. 28, 2020.

State’s attorney’s new online complaint portal for police misconduct activates, begins receiving allegations

July 14, 2020 at 4:35 p.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's office has begun taking citizen complaints about police misconduct via an online portal, fielding about a dozen allegations since the site launched Thursday. Prosecutors...

A sign displays the mask requirement for the Leighton Criminal Court Building ahead of its reopening.

Cook County courts start reopening Monday, with thousands of cases stalled by pandemic. ‘How do you wake the sleeping giant?’

July 4, 2020 at 1:00 a.m.

For months, the "busiest courthouse in America" has been silent. The rare visitor is greeted with a maze of metal barriers and a security guard wielding a thermometer. Inside, desks...

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx speaks at the Thompson Center on May 31, 2020, the day after protests led to widespread damage downtown.

Foxx: Drop misdemeanor charges related to recent protests

June 30, 2020 at 8:01 p.m.

Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's office has instructed prosecutors they should be inclined to drop certain misdemeanor charges — and some felonies, under certain circumstances — related to recent...

Cook County court system eyes July reopening, mostly via video

June 26, 2020 at 12:55 p.m.

Almost all Cook County court functions can resume, mostly via videoconference, on July 6, according to an order signed Friday by Chief Judge Timothy Evans. The reopening comes after more...

Actor Jussie Smollett speaks to Judge James Linn after his sentence is read on March 10, 2022, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.

Brothers at center of Jussie Smollett case change minds again, say they will cooperate with authorities

June 25, 2020 at 4:36 p.m.

A day after claiming they would no longer cooperate with Jussie Smollett's prosecution, the case's key witnesses — a pair of bodybuilding brothers who told police they helped the actor...

Cook County Public Defender Amy Campanelli, shown April 3, 2020, is among those suitng the city of Chicago, alleging police routinely deny suspects the ability to make phone calls and deny attorneys access to their clients.

Lawsuit alleges Chicago police routinely deny arrestees the ability to call, meet with defense attorneys

June 23, 2020 at 4:46 p.m.

Activists and attorneys, including the Cook County public defender's office, sued the city Tuesday, alleging Chicago police routinely deny suspects the ability to make phone calls and deny attorneys access...

Jussie Smollett loses bid to have new case dropped on double-jeopardy grounds

June 12, 2020 at 3:37 p.m.

Jussie Smollett's new criminal charges do not violate his right against double jeopardy, a Cook County judge ruled Friday. The controversial end to Smollett's case last year — in which...

Wyndham Lathem arrives at a Chicago police station on Aug. 19, 2017.

Ex-Northwestern professor charged in alleged fetish slaying turned away in request for release to fight coronavirus

June 12, 2020 at 3:41 p.m.

The ex-Northwestern professor accused of stabbing his boyfriend to death in what prosecutors have said was an attempt to fulfill a sexual fetish was again denied release from Cook County...

Assistant Public Defender Camille Durham, center, and allies rally outside Cook County Jail in Chicago on Monday, June 8, 2020, to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Public defender cites backlash from sheriff’s deputies after Black Lives Matter rally, asks for discipline

June 12, 2020 at 8:04 p.m.

The Cook County public defender is calling for an investigation into a handful of sheriff's deputies who reportedly made insulting or threatening social media posts after public defenders marched around...

Chicago Inspector General Joseph Ferguson speaks during a news conference Oct. 3, 2017, at police headquarters.

City inspector general criticizes Chicago police on records management in criminal and civil cases

June 10, 2020 at 11:57 a.m.

The Chicago Police Department's records management policies are so haphazard that the department doesn't even know which documents it possesses, hamstringing its ability to comply with subpoenas, the city's watchdog...

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