Within the Cook County legal system, 2024 in many ways marked a shift in approach that will be noticeable in local courtrooms ...

Former Cook County state’s attorney candidate Clayton Harris III on Thursday will take over as chief of staff to House ...

An Illinois appeals court decision that overturned the convictions for a man accused of fatally shooting 15-year-old Hadiya ...

Newly sworn-in Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke has done away with the $1,000 threshold her predecessor put in place for prosecuting shoplifting cases as a felony, and instead ...

Foxx became the state's attorney for Cook County, Illinois, in 2016 and has frequently been under heavy criticism over her lax enforcement policies, including her handling of the Jussie Smollett case.

CHICAGO — Advocacy groups slammed the new Cook County State’s Attorney on Wednesday for dropping charges against an Oak Lawn police officer involved in a violent arrest that was widely ...

I am honored to serve as the new State’s Attorney and excited to get to work.” Burke’s office will also restore retail theft thresholds to the state level of $300, not $1,000 set by Foxx ...

Though one of her first acts in office was to lower the felony theft threshold, experts say it remains to be seen how Eileen O'Neill Burke will deal with her predecessor's legacy.

Good morning, Chicago. Within the Cook County legal system, 2024 in many ways marked a shift in approach that will be ...