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The Logan Correctional Center in downstate Lincoln on Oct. 2, 2024. (Tess Crowley/baiduhai)

Female prisoners allege widespread abuse, retaliation at IDOC facility in multiple complaints

September 17, 2025 at 2:04 p.m.

Seven current or former inmates at Logan Correctional Center have filed separate lawsuits against officers, prison staff and leadership, alleging a widespread pattern of sexual abuse.

People gather outside the Franklin Park police station on Sept. 15, 2025, after marching from the site of a memorial for Silverio Villegas González, who was shot and killed Friday by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during a traffic stop. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Protesters call for justice in Franklin Park after fatal ICE shooting; border patrol chief announces arrival in Chicago

September 16, 2025 at 11:44 a.m.

Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, 38, was shot and killed after he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop and struck an ICE officer with his vehicle.

Federal agents watch as detainees arrive at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Sept. 12, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Federal immigration agents sweep across Chicago area as advocates try to make sense of ‘patchwork’ enforcement

September 15, 2025 at 7:14 p.m.

Actions come one week after President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security announced it was embarking on a surge of immigration enforcement actions in the Chicago region.

Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County Timothy Evans attends the Sauk Village Restorative Justice Community Court graduation ceremony on Aug. 25, 2025. During a recent secret-ballot vote, Judge Charlie Beach unseated Chief Judge Evans, who has led the Cook County's judiciary for 24. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Charles Beach’s election as chief judge ushers in new era in Cook County courts

September 11, 2025 at 6:09 p.m.

Speaking from his jury room a day after unseating Chief Judge Tim Evans in a judicial election, Judge Charles Beach told the Tribune he seeks to bring the concepts of...

Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans attends the Sauk Village Restorative Justice Community Court graduation ceremony at the Sauk Village Community Center on Aug. 25, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Tim Evans out as chief judge, to be replaced by Judge Charles Beach

September 12, 2025 at 6:32 a.m.

In a surprise result, Chief Judge Tim Evans is out as the leader of the Cook County judiciary, losing to Judge Charles Beach.

Police search a residential building at the scene where Officer Krystal Rivera was shot near the 8200 block of South Drexel Avenue in the Chatham neighborhood on June 5, 2025, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Judge denies state request to vacate order barring release of video in CPD Officer Krystal Rivera shooting

September 10, 2025 at 2:59 p.m.

In a reversal, Cook County prosecutors asked a judge to rescind a previous order that barred release of video and other materials related to the friendly fire shooting death of...

People chant in support of keeping Chicago a sanctuary city at City Hall on Jan. 13, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

‘Operation Midway Blitz’ blasted release of jail inmates, but holding them in Illinois takes a court order

September 10, 2025 at 2:20 p.m.

Although federal officials blasted the release of 11 men into Chicago, legal experts noted that Illinois law does allow for undocumented suspects to be turned over with a court order....

Alisha Clark, Prairie State College dean of workforce development and community education, right, speaks to graduates Jadon Lewis, from left, Kendall Robinson and Malik Tate, after the Sauk Village Restorative Justice Community Court graduation ceremony at the Sauk Village Community Center on Aug. 25, 2025. The program celebrated its first graduating class. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Case referrals to Cook County restorative justice courts lag amid policy debate

September 9, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Making good on a campaign promise, State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has stopped approving gun possession cases for participation in the court, instead sending other types of offenses, such as...

A security guard speaks with a customs agent with a sniffer dog at the international terminal at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on June 9, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

British woman caught at O’Hare with $6.2M in cocaine sentenced to 6 years after allegedly seeking deportation

September 8, 2025 at 1:41 p.m.

A British woman who was caught at O'Hare airport with nearly 100 pounds of cocaine was sentenced to six years in prison Monday, resolving the case after a bizarre interlude...

Protesters and activists, including Lee Goodman, in stripes, protest outside Cook County's domestic violence-focused courthouse in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2025. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

ICE agents detain 2 at county domestic violence courthouse this week. Advocates warn of chilling effect on victims.

September 4, 2025 at 4:07 p.m.

The arrests near the facility at 555 W. Harrison St. come as residents and politicians brace for a surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Chicago.

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