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    The Courts

    Stories about court processes and procedures, appellate dockets, bail reform, and other aspects of the court system.

    A red light camera in Chicago

    Thousands of Illinois drivers would get their licenses back under a criminal justice reform bill

    By Melissa Sanchez (ProPublica Illinois) | 17 hours ago

    If signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, the legislation would restore the driving privileges of some 11,000 people by July.

    Illinois lawmakers move to end cash bail

    Conoce a la juez del Condado de Cook ante quien los abogados defensores menos quieren comparecer

    Meet the Cook County judge attorneys least want to appear before

    A judge sits on the bench surrounded by traffic barriers

    A veteran Cook County judge has been repeatedly blocked from hearing sex offense cases. Here’s why.

    The Circuit
    The Circuit

    Explore nearly two decades of Cook County court data

    By Injustice Watch, The Better Government Association, The Chicago Reporter and DataMade | October 22, 2020

    A new collaboration allows a first-of-its-kind look at more than 3 million Cook County criminal court cases since 2000.

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    Lawsuit claiming Tom Dart unlawfully detained people after they posted bond can go forward

    By Steve Garrison | July 24, 2020

    The Cook County Sheriff’s policy to reject some people who had been ordered released on electronic monitoring may have violated the Fourth Amendment, an appellate court ruled.

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    City settles Chicago Freedom School lawsuit after group was cited for offering food to protesters trapped Downtown

    By Justin Lawrence (Block Club Chicago) | July 6, 2020

    The school now plans to continue its work training primarily Black and Brown youth the fundamentals of community organizing without the fear of reprisal.

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    News

    Illinois DCFS visitation ban may cause lasting harm

    By John Seasly | June 25, 2020

    Parents and advocates say a policy that banned in-person visits for three months in response to the coronavirus exemplifies a racist child welfare system that harms Black families.

    Cook County Criminal Courthouse
    Coronavirus

    Cook County court partial shutdown extended to July 6

    By John Seasly | May 27, 2020

    Chief Judge Timothy Evans’s order will leave open the possibility that normal court operations could resume earlier, once conditions are in place to do so safely.

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