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For decades, allegations of child abuse and employee misconduct have swirled around Chicago’s juvenile detention center. But on Thursday, a Cook County judge will begin proceedings in a rare trial of ...

The Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, at 1100 S. Hamilton Ave. on Chicago’s Near West Side, holds about 200 children on average. Children as young as 10 can be held there, but most ...

Griselda Vega Samuel, left, and Steve Demitro campaign on Chicago’s Southwest Side as they compete for a 14th Subcircuit seat on the Cook County Circuit Court. Credit: Photos by Alejandra Cancino and ...

Surveillance video from inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center shows former guard Kevin Walker leaving a holding cell after he pushed a 15-year-old boy to the floor on Dec. 14, ...

The 77 judges asking Cook County voters to keep them on the bench in November include some with unexplained tax debts, arrest histories, official censures, unflattering reversals by higher courts, and ...

Political consultant Wallace ‘Gator’ Bradley listens to a candidate for judge make their case to the Cook County Democratic Party during a ‘pre-slating’ event on Thursday, Oct. 14. Credit: Maya ...

Chief Judge Timothy Evans has run the Cook County Circuit Court for nearly a quarter-century. For the first time since he took office in 2001, he faces two challengers in his bid for a record ninth ...

Two of the 77 Cook County judges running for retention in November claim homestead exemptions on Will County houses they have owned for years, Injustice Watch discovered as part of research for its ...

When he announced his candidacy for Cook County judge, Chicago Police Lt. John D. Poulos touted the opportunity to “continue my public service, which spans 23 years.” It’s a career mired in ...