For the second straight primary season, more than half the races for Cook County circuit judge on the March 17 ballot are uncontested, with just 45 candidates vying for 28 open seats.

A Circuit Court judge ruled that Cook County misspent millions of dollars in funding for transportation.

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A Circuit Court judge ruled this week that Cook County misspent hundreds of millions of transportation dollars, a win for the trade association representing construction firms statewide. Judge Alison ...

A circuit court judge has ruled that Cook County spent $243 million in violation of the Illinois constitution. According to Criminal Watch, Judge Alison Conlon ruled that the county’s use of ...

A Circuit Court judge ruled that Cook County misspent $243 million in transportation funding, a win for the trade association ...

The new chief judge of the Cook County Circuit Court was installed Monday morning. The Honorable Charles S. Beach II took the oath during a ceremony inside the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He was ...

Judge Charles Beach inherits the nation's second-largest unified court system — and it comes with some baggage. The office of the chief judge now manages the pretrial electronic monitoring program.

Cook County misspent $243 million intended for transportation, handing a victory to the state road-building industry, a judge has ruled. Cook County Judge Alison Conlon’s decision Friday concluded the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Cook County chief judge toughened electronic monitoring protocols amid several high-profile cases, including the CTA Blue Line ...