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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We can’t remember when we’ve seen a governor attack the actions of a single judge. But JB Pritzker did just that following the ...

A Cook County judge will not rule on a controversial petition calling for a special prosecutor to be assigned to investigations related to Operation Midway Blitz Monday, she said. At a status hearing ...

Domestic violence survivors say they are being re-victimized as they navigate what advocates describe as a complex and ...

COOK COUNTY (WGN) — A call by petitioners to appoint a special prosecutor for Operation Midway Blitz investigations is still awaiting an answer after a Cook County judge delayed her ruling Monday. The ...

The Cook County Violence Against Women Task Force wants more data to be public and to ensure Cook County Courts are subject ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of petitioners request a special prosecutor consider whether criminal charges should be brought against federal agents after "Operation Midway Blitz." On Friday, a Cook ...

A federal appeals court says a lawsuit brought by the city of Chicago, seeking to extract a potentially massive payout from ...

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